discussed. Consequently, we propose a mandatory (required and binding) referendum on total and partial revisions of the European … referendum for financially important projects. …

discussed. Consequently, we propose a mandatory (required and binding) referendum on total and partial revisions of the European … referendum for financially important projects. …

, by direct popular rights which include fiscal referenda at the cantonal and local levels, and by particular …

discussed. Consequently, we propose a mandatory (required and binding) referendum on total and partial revisions of the European … referendum for financially important projects …

discipline their representatives through referenda that countered the results of voting by political representatives. …

discipline their representatives through referenda that countered the results of voting by political representatives. …

referenda activity and fiscal performance by using a new dataset containing information on all 2500 voter initiatives between …This paper exploits the introduction of the right of referenda at the local level in the German state of Bavaria in … referenda to implement a regression discontinuity design (RDD). To safeguard against co-treatments that might affect fiscal …

's spending decisions through initiatives and referenda constrains government size. But what happens if budgetary matters are … reforms of the mid-1990s, which granted voters wide opportunities to initiate referenda on local issues, but neither the right …, nor the responsibility of voting on the implied costs of these initiatives. By exploiting a novel dataset containing …