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competition. Three models are considered: Taxation and Redistribution, Public Goods, and Fixed Prices. In each case, the value …
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This paper tests the link between political ideology and the reliability of homicide data in countries with local conflicts. It examines this question empirically using a regression discontinuity design approach to close-run elections in the context of the Colombian conflict. It finds that...
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In politically connected firms (PCs), employment-related offenses and workplace safety standards violations run more rampant than non-PCs. Perceived ability to avoid large-scale penalties, leveraging political connections, enables PCs to perpetuate such egregious employee treatment. Plausibly...
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How does regulatory capture affect growth? We construct measures of the political power of firms and regional regulatory capture using micro-level data on the preferential treatment of firms through regional laws and regulations in Russia during the period 1992-2000. Using these measures, we...
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redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …
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the candidates. We observe very high levels of redistribution - even when lobbying is possible - with little effects on …
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' policy choices by transferring money to them. We observe very high levels of redistribution – even when transfers to …
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equilibrium predictions. -- Redistribution ; double auction ; elections ; lobbying …' policy choices by transferring money to them. We observe very high levels of redistribution - even when transfers to …
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fund capture. A model is presented where rich voters can block redistribution by buying the votes of some poor voters. In … equilibrium there is only limited redistribution and income tax rates are a negative function of government corruption. When rich …. -- tax rates ; vote-buying ; lobbying ; government corruption …
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