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Religious Identity and the Provision of Public Goods: Evidence from the Indian Princely States.
Chaudhary, Latika; Rubin, Jared - Economic Science Institute (ESI), Argyros School of … - 2013
Religious identity affects preferences and can consequently affect policy. We propose two mechanisms through which a ruler's religious identity can affect public good provision: i) greater provision of goods in regions where more subjects are the ruler's co-religionists, and ii) lower provision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010699800
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Public Education Spending in a Globalized World: Is there a Shift in Priorities Across Educational Stages?
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz - 2011
This paper studies the effect of globalization on public expenditures allocated to different stages of education. First …, we derive theoretically that globalization’s influence on education expenditures depends on the type of government. For … globalization on public education spending cannot be unambiguously predicted. In the second part of the paper, we empirically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319012
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Globalization, Redistribution, and the Composition of Public Education Expenditures
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - CESifo - 2010
We analyze whether globalization affects the composition of public expenditures for education by integrating arguments … towards lower education. In industrialized countries, on the other hand, globalization has an ambiguous effect on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534031
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Globalization and the Composition of Public Education Expenditures: A Dynamic Panel Analysis
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz - 2010
This paper studies the relationship between globalization and the composition of public education expenditures. The … theoretical model is embedded in a median voter setting and is based on the assumption that globalization leads to lower tax … globalization induces a shift from primary to tertiary education expenditures, which is backed up by empirical evidence from dynamic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008673504
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Globalization and the Composition of Public Education Expenditures: A Dynamic Panel Analysis
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper studies the relationship between globalization and the composition of public education expenditures. The … theoretical model is embedded in a median voter setting and is based on the assumption that globalization leads to lower tax … globalization induces a shift from primary to tertiary education expenditures, which is backed up by empirical evidence from dynamic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685497
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Expanding the welfare system : a proposal for reform
Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, Dennis J. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 1998
The proposal involves the establishment of ?welfare accounts? for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010955894
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Desigualdad en los programas sociales en el Perú
Lavado, Pablo (contributor) - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del … - 2007
Los programas sociales en el Perú han sido objeto de muchas críticas en cuanto a su focalización, tanto medida como la proporción de la población pobre que se beneficia de los programas, como la proporción del presupuesto que se gasta en esta población. Con el objetivo de conocer el por...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010842533
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Gestión de la competencia en el sector público
Arruñada, Benito - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2000
Este trabajo analiza el papel de la competencia en la gestión pública, para lo cual toma como referencia la organización burocrática basada en centros de gasto que no cobran por sus servicios y suelen ser demasiado grandes e ineficientes. Para introducir competencia, se da libertad de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704853
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Enhancing Expenditure Control with a Decentralised Public Sector in Denmark
Daugaard, Steen - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002
This paper analyses of some the key aspects of public expenditure policy in Denmark. The public expenditure to GDP ratio has abated markedly since the mid-1990s, reflecting both cyclical gains and the return on structural reforms. Nevertheless, the underlying upward pressure on government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045999
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Desigualdad en los programas sociales en el Perú
Lavado, Pablo - Departamento Académico de Economía, Universidad del … - 2007
Los programas sociales en el Perú han sido objeto de muchas críticas en cuanto a su focalización, tanto medida como la proporción de la población pobre que se beneficia de los programas, como la proporción del presupuesto que se gasta en esta población. Con el objetivo de conocer el por...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010770513