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Strategic choices for redistribution and the veil of ignorance : theory and experimental evidence

Gerber, Anke; Nicklisch, Andreas; Voigt, Stefan - 2013

We provide experimental evidence on the emergence of redistributive societies. Individuals first vote on redistribution … the time when they choose a distribution rule and find that there is more redistribution behind a veil of ignorance than … under full information. However, the scope of redistribution is less sensitive towards the degree of uncertainty than …

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The role of ignorance in the emergence of redistribution

Gerber, Anke; Nicklisch, Andreas; Voigt, Stefan - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 163 (2019), pp. 239-261

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Explaining de facto judicial independence

Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2005

A high degree of de facto judicial Independence (JI) functions as a crucial precondition of governments to credibly commit to legislative decisions, such as respecting private property rights. Thus, de facto JI should improve the allocative efficiency and may therefore contribute positively to...

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Constitutions as Equilibria: A Game-theoretic Approach to Positive Constitutional Economics

Kirstein, Roland; Voigt, Stefan - 1999

The aim of this paper is to derive conditions under which either dictatorship or the rule of law are the equilibria of a post-constitutional game. It thus contributes to positive constitutional economics, i.e., the research program that is interested in explaining the emergence of constitutions...

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The Violent and the Weak: When Dictators Care About Social Contracts

Kirstein, Roland; Voigt, Stefan - 2000

This paper explores the conditions under which compliance with a social contract establishes an equilibrium in a society. It is assumed that society consists of two groups, one of which has a comparative advantage in using violence, whereas the other one has a comparative advantage in producing...

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Correlates and determinants of direct democracy

Blume, Lorenz; Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2015

This paper studies correlates and determinants of direct democracy institutions (DDIs), such as referendums and initiatives, based on the premise that constitutions themselves are endogenous. Our sample covers as many as 132 countries from 1950 to 2006. We find that the likelihood that a country...

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Correlates and Determinants of Direct Democracy

Blume, Lorenz; Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - Volkswirtschaft Abteilung, Fachbereich … - 2015

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Inflation, Central Bank Independence, and the Legal System

Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) 164 (2008) 4, pp. 751-777

We argue that a higher degree of de facto independence of the legal system from other government branches as well as strong public trust in the working of the legal system may reduce the average inflation rate of countries through two channels: by lowering transaction costs in the economy and by...

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Inflation, Central Bank Independence and the Legal System.

Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2005

We argue that a higher degree of de facto independence of the legal system from the other government branches as well as public trust in the legal system may reduce the average inflation record of countries through a direct and an indirect channel. The direct channel works by affecting potential...

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Explaining de facto judicial independence

Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - EconWPA - 2003

Judicial Independence (JI) as factually implemented varies considerably between countries. Since de iure JI is an imperfect predictor of de facto JI, a number of variables that might determine the factual level of judicial independence is theoretically discussed and empirically tested. A...

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