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Political implications of economic inequality: A literature survey
Baric, Laura-Kristin; Geiger, Niels - 2019
This survey documents the different arguments discussed in the academic literature on whether and how economic inequality and the emergence and stability of democratic political systems are connected. While early research in this domain has often focused on new and emerging democracies, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146986
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Securing personal freedom through institutions – the role of electoral democracy and judicial independence
Berggren, Niclas; Gutmann, Jerg - 2019
freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies rule, suggest that electoral democracy may not be the … provide a firmer foundation. We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011990835
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Securing personal freedom through institutions: the role of electoral democracy and judicial independence
Berggren, Niclas; Gutmann, Jerg - In: European Journal of Law and Economics 49 (2020) 2, pp. 165-186
We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal freedom. While judicial … independence is positively and robustly related to personal freedom in all its forms, electoral democracy displays a robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014503652
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Securing personal freedom through institutions: The role of electoral democracy and judicial independence
Berggren, Niclas; Gutmann, Jerg - 2019
freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies rule, suggest that electoral democracy may not be the … provide a firmer foundation. We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012145494
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Soft Paternalism, Merit Goods, and Normative Individualism
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - 2014
Paternalism is an attempt to influence individuals’ decisions for their own benefit, even if there are no third parties involved. This seems to contradict normative individualism, which provides the general orientation to our modern democracies. Soft or libertarian paternalism accepts the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352398
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Market Democracy, Rising Populism, and Contemporary Ordoliberalism
Dold, Malte; Krieger, Tim - 2024
Populist movements increasingly challenge liberal Western market democracies. Populism can be explained only in part by phenomena like globalization and digitization producing winners and losers in economic terms. Growing feelings of alienation from the market-democratic system and the perceived...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534292
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Sanfter Paternalismus, meritorische Güter, und der normative Individualismus
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - 2012
Paternalism is an attempt to influence the decisions of individuals for their own benefit even if there are no third parties involved. This seems to be a contradiction to normative individualism which provides the general or ientation of our modern demo cracies. Soft or libertarian paternalism...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168397
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Inequality, infrastructure, and institutions: Empirical studies in public economics and political economy
Dorn, Florian - 2021
inequality, institutions, and economic and infrastructure policies can influence welfare and political stability. Chapter 2 … development. Chapters 5 and 6 contribute to the debate on the effect of political and fiscal institutions on budgeting … institutions and health expenditure; (III) The common interest of health and the economy: Evidence from Covid-19 containment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164116
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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - 2014
Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of future mobility and the belief that society offers equal opportunities. We add to previous research by investigating the role of individual and social norms on rent seeking. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369526
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Ökonomische Ungleichheit und das Erstarken des rechten Randes: Die empirische Suche nach einem Zusammenhang
Diermeier, Matthias; Niehues, Judith - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 104 (2024) 7, pp. 448-452
The observation of the remarkably stable development of inequality indicators in Germany in the relevant period suggests that it is unlikely that they represent a major explanatory factor for the rise of the AfD. Furthermore, in an EU comparison, the success of radical right-wing parties appears...
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