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Democracy, Crises, and Misconceptions
Beilharz, Hans-Jörg - 2005
We consider misconceptions about the functioning of the economy as one possible explanation for the emergence of crises in democracies. Furthermore, we study a political process which may lead to successful reform. First of all, we show that voters can make inefficient decisions concerning...
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Argentina: the 1997 parliamentary elections (lower house)
Lauga, Martín - 1998
. Oktober 1997. Es wird auch ihre Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der argentinischen Demokratie untersucht. …This article analizes the 26 October 1997 Argentinian elections (partial renewal of the lower chamber) from a … historical-comparative perspective. The article also examines the consequences of the elections results on the development of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476191
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Moralische Grundlagen der liberalen Demokratie : über die Notwendigkeit und Bestimmung liberaler Bürgertugenden
Egle, Christoph - 2000
Untersuchung nach den Bestandsbedingungen der liberalen Demokratie, speziell nach deren moralischen Grundlagen. Diese werden im … Demokratie ist. Das zweite Ziel der Arbeit liegt in der Beantwortung der Frage, wie diese moralischen Orientierungen (liberale …Numerous sociological studies describe the status of contemporary liberal democracy as frightening. Taking up these …
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Toward a theory of mutual mate choice: Lessons from two-sided matching
Bergstrom, Carl T.; Real, Leslie A. - 2000
Theoretical models of mate choice and sexual selection typically make one of two simplifying assumptions. Either mate-preferences are assumed to be uniform (e.g., all females have the same preferences with respect to males), or mate-choice is assumed to be a one-sided affair (e.g., females do...
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MODEL OF CHOICES, INSTITUTIONS AND DIRECT DEMOCRACY QUASI-ECONOMIC FACTORS OF THE INFLUENCE OF UNDERGROUND ECONOMY
BAICU, Corneliu Sorin; HAPENCIUC, Cristian Valentin - 2016
the instruments of study: the choices, institutions and direct democracy. The model of choices express the decision of … democracy through its institutions (referendums, legislative initiatives) provides the political framework for the active …
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Direct democracy and government size : evidence from Spain
Sanz, Carlos
intereses particulares ; Direct democracy is spreading across the world, but little is known about its effects on policy. I … representative democracy, depending on their population. Regression discontinuity estimates indicate that direct democracy leads to … is no effect on budget deficits. These findings can be explained by a model in which direct democracy allows voters to …
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Sustaining fixed rates: The political economy of currency pegs in Latin America
Blomberg, S. Brock; Frieden, Jeffry; Stein, Ernesto - 2005
Government exchange rate regime choice is constrained by both political and economic factors. One political factor is the role of special interests: the larger the tradable sectors exposed to international competition, the less likely is the maintenance of a fixed exchange rate regime. Another...
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Incentive Contracts for Politicians
Liessem, Verena - 2003
The thesis studies the potential of incentive contracts for politicians using game-theoretic methods. Supplementing the election mechanism with these contracts is a new idea to make politicians more accountable. Two types of incentive contracts are considered: a) monetary incentive contracts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476167
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Essays on Budgetary Institutions: Theory and Evidence
Amoroso, Nicolas Emiliano - 2006
The dissertation offers an analysis of the role of budgetary institutions on the determination of fiscal outcomes. In the second chapter I provide a theoretical model that rationalizes differences in fiscal outcomes of two countries that are supposed to obey the same set of numerical constraints...
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Political Economy in a globalized world ; How politics, culture, and institutional incentives shape economic and political outcomes
Gehring, Kai - 2015
Diese kumulative Dissertation besteht aus drei Abschnitten. I. Geopolitics, Aid and Growth Wir untersuchen den Effekt kurzfristiger politischer Motive auf die Effektivität von Entwicklungshilfe. Dabei testen wir, ob der Effekt der Hilfe auf Wirtschaftswachstum reduziert wird durch den Anteil...
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