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The role of electoral incentives for policy innovation : evidence from the U.S. welfare reform
Bernecker, Andreas; Boyer, Pierre; Gathmann, Christina - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167304
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Divided we reform? : evidence from US welfare policies
Bernecker, Andreas - 2014
Divided government is often thought of as causing legislative deadlock. I investigate the link between divided government and economic reforms using a novel data set on welfare reforms in US states between 1978 and 2010. Panel data regressions show that under divided government a US state is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229882
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The Role of Electoral Incentives for Policy Innovation : Evidence from the U.S. Welfare Reform
Bernecker, Andreas - 2018
We investigate whether the decision to experiment with novel policies is influenced by electoral incentives. Our …. We find that electoral incentives matter: governors with strong electoral support are less likely to experiment with … striving for reelection. The importance of electoral incentives is robust to controlling for governor ideology, voter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918056
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Divided We Reform? Evidence from US Welfare Policies
Bernecker, Andreas - 2021
Divided government is often thought of as causing legislative deadlock. I investigate the link between divided government and economic reforms using a novel data set on welfare reforms in US states between 1978 and 2010. Panel data regressions show that under divided government a US state is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315641
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Trial and error? : Reelection concerns and policy experimentation during the US welfare reform
Bernecker, Andreas; Boyer, Pierre C.; Gathmann, Christina - 2015
reelection concerns may inhibit innovation in the public sector. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283135
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Identifying barriers to institutional change in disability services
Scharle, Ágota; Váradi, Balázs - 2013
In a comparative framework, the paper uses a recently observed shift away from cash transfers and towards the provision of rehabilitation services to identify barriers to welfare policy reform. The analysis relies on the assumption that some European welfare regimes have a similar initial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010431694
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Policy convergence across welfare regimes : the case of disability policies
Scharle, Ágota; Váradi, Balázs; Samu, Flóra - 2015
Drawing on the analysis in MS9, this paper summarises the policy relevant lessons on what drives and hinders institutional change in services for people with disabilities in EU Member States, and offers some recommendations on how such changes may be facilitated. The focus is mainly on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011337654
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When Do Politicians Appeal Broadly? The Economic Consequences of Electoral Rules in Brazil
Chin, Moya - 2022
, this can provide incentives for candidates to secure a broader base of support. Consistent with this, I show that in two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013306752
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Gender and electoral incentives : evidence from crisis response
Chauvin, Juan Pablo; Tricaud, Clemence - 2022
paper uncovers the role of electoral incentives. Using a close election regression discontinuity design in Brazil, we first … political agency model where politicians seek re-election and where voters assess female and male politicians' actions … incentives and adapt their policy decisions to voters' expectations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495175
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Divided we reform? : evidence from US welfare policies
Bernecker, Andreas - In: Journal of public economics 142 (2016), pp. 24-38
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011654546