Abstract AbstractWie sollen die Regeln für Entscheidungsprozesse gestaltet werden und wie sollen Institutionen aussehen? Diese Arbeit trägt zur Beantwortung dieser übergeordneten Frage bei, in dem sie auf kommunaler Ebene ökonomische, fiskalische und politische Effekte von Institutionen mit...

Do incumbents in an election have an advantage, and if so, are these advantages heterogeneous across parties or government and opposition? We first present a theoretical discussion on the possible heterogeneity of incumbency effects in a pure two-party system. Then, we estimate the incumbency...

Wie sollen die Regeln für Entscheidungsprozesse gestaltet werden und wie sollen Institutionen aussehen? Diese Arbeit trägt zur Beantwortung dieser übergeordneten Frage bei, in dem sie auf kommunaler Ebene ökonomische, fiskalische und politische Effekte von Institutionen mit empirischen...

Do incumbents in an election have an advantage, and if so, are these advantages heterogeneous across parties or government and opposition? We first present a theoretical discussion on the possible heterogeneity of incumbency effects in a pure two-party system. Then, we estimate the incumbency...

This paper explores the interdependency of political institutions from the voter's perspective. Specifically, we are interested in three questions: (1) Does the partisan identity of the local mayor influence the voter's decision in the subsequent town council election?; (2) Does this partisan...

This paper explores the interdependency of political institutions from the voter's perspective. Specifically, we are interested in: Does the partisan identity of the mayor influence the voter's decision in the subsequent town council election?; Does this partisan identity influence the vote in...