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The regional dimension of collective wage bargaining: the case of Belgium

Plasman, Robert; Rusinek, Michael; Tojerow, Ilan - 2008

. The second solution, the regionalisation of wage bargaining, is frequently mentioned in Belgium or in Italy where regional …

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China's governance reform from 1978 to 2008

Keping, Yu - 2008

This paper systematically examines the dominant processes and key issues of China's governance reforms over the last 30 years since the start of the reform and opening policies. It argues that the main thrust of China's governance reforms is the shift from monistic governance to pluralist...

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Reputation sells: Compensation payments in the political sphere

Ahlfeld, Corinna - 2010

Bargaining between different groups, which differ in objectives, preferences and interests, is at the core of political decision-making. Yet, it is logical to presume that negotiations involving more parties will lead to inertia and a slow pace in the legislative process. According to this...

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China’s reformed economy

Lindbeck, Assar - In: CESifo Forum 08 (2007) 1, pp. 8-14

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The Challenges of Infrastructure Privatisation

Kessides, Ioannis N. - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 1, pp. 19-25

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Federalism, Freedom of Movement, and Fiscal Equalization

Traub, Stefan - 2003

In this paper, we take up the question why a group of sovereign countries is willing to form a federation even if residents of the high-income region suspect potential immigrants to be net beneficiaries of the tax and transfer system. We argue that income uncertainty alone cannot satisfactorily...

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Educational Federalism and the Quality Effects of Tuition Fees

Kemnitz, Alexander - 2007

This paper investigates how the abolishment of a ban on tuition fees affects the quality of higher education with centralized and decentralized decision making. It is shown that tuition fees fully crowd public funds under centralization and quality of university education does not improve....

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The dynamics of reform of India's federal system

Singh, Nirvikar - 2007

This paper analyzes the process of reform of India's federal system, with a focus on fiscal federalism. We first …

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Revisiting the decentralization theorem: on the role of externalities

Koethenbuerger, Marko - 2007

The "Decentralization Theorem" (Oates, 1972) is central to the discussion of fiscal federalism. We revisit the role of …

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Mehr zu den politischen Segnungen von Föderalismus

Schneider, Andrea; Zimmermann, Klaus W. - 2009

The political blessings of federalism are the core of our discussion. These benefits are operationalized as the … the population size of the nation: Next, the question is addressed how the gains from federalism react to variations in … the number of regions: The complementary question what happens to the gains of federalism when increasing the number of …

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