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Immigration, political ideologies and the polarization of American politics
Dreher, Axel; Langlotz, Sarah; Matzat, Johannes; Mayda, … - 2020
and the ideology of politicians campaigning for the House of Representatives in the 1992-2016 period. Implementing various … polarization measures based on ideology data derived from 16 million campaign finance contributors, our results show that migrant … over the medium-run, although the effects decline over time. The effects of migration are stronger if counties host …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012391360
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Do Human Rights Offenders Oppose Human Rights Resolutions in the United Nations?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Dreher, Axel - 2013
We investigate voting behavior on human rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Our central question is whether countries with a low human rights record systematically oppose human rights resolutions. An instrumental account of voting would suggest that these countries aim to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014050602
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Does government ideology affect personal happiness? : a test
Dreher, Axel - In: Economics letters 111 (2011) 2, pp. 161-165
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Do human rights offenders oppose human rights resolutions in the United Nations?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Dreher, Axel - In: Public choice 146 (2011) 3/4, pp. 443-467
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The allocation of German aid : self-interest and government ideology
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Schmaljohann, Maya - 2013
We investigate the importance of geo-strategic and commercial motives for the allocation of German aid to 138 countries over the 1973-2010 period. We find that geo-strategic and – less robustly – commercial motives matter. When we relate geo-strategic and commercial motives to the political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696043
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Government ideology in donor and recipient countries : does political proximity matter for the effectiveness of aid?
Dreher, Axel; Minasyan, Anna; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2013
the political ideology of both governments along the left-right spectrum in augmented models on the economic growth … political ideology differs between the donor and the recipient. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128857
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Do human rights offenders oppose human rights resolutions in the United Nations?
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Boockmann, Bernhard (contributor) - 2007
We investigate voting behavior on human rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Our central question is whether countries with a low human rights record systematically oppose human rights resolutions. An instrumental account of voting would suggest that these countries aim to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762834
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The politics of IMF forecasts
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Marchesi, Silvia (contributor);  … - 2007
Using panel data for 157 countries over the period 1999-2005 we empirically investigate the politics involved in IMF economic forecasts. We find a systematic bias in growth and inflation forecasts. Our results indicate that countries voting in line with the US in the UN General Assembly receive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003764051
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The politics of IMF forecasts
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Marchesi, Silvia (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003620169
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Government ideology in donor and recipient countries : does ideological proximity matter for the effectiveness of aid?
Dreher, Axel; Minasyan, Anna; Nunnenkamp, Peter - In: European economic review : EER 79 (2015), pp. 80-92
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523868