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Growth and inequality in public good games
Gächter, Simon; Mengel, Friederike; Tsakas, Elias; … - 2014
allowing us to address new questions regarding their interplay and effect on cooperation levels. In stark contrast to standard … repeated public good games regarding the decay of cooperation in the absence of punishment. …
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Delays in public goods
Chatterjee, Santanu; Posch, Olaf; Wesselbaum, Dennis - 2017
In this paper, we analyze the consequences of delays and cost overruns typically associated with the provision of public infrastructure in the context of a growing economy. Our results indicate that uncertainty about the arrival of public capital can more than offset its positive spillovers for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602807
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Productive Government Expenditure and Economic Growth
Irmen, Andreas; Kuehnel, Johanna - 2021
We provide a comprehensive survey of the recent literature on the link between productive government expenditure and economic growth. Starting with the seminal paper of Robert Barro (1990) we show that an understanding of the core results of the ensuing contributions can be gained from the study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316522
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Creating capitalism : politics, reforms, and economic performance ; an econometric analysis of six countries from 1989-1999
Wykoff, Frank C. - 2001
the empirical evidence. (1) Contrary to the litany that everyone favors reforms, we find that voting for strong reform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568721
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Federalism, Taxation, and Economic Growth
Hatfield, John William - 2006
We show that federalism will lead to higher economic growth. We present a model of endogenous growth where government services, funded by income and capital taxes, are a component of production. In this model a decentralized government will choose tax policy to maximize economic growth, while a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012734002
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Policy Myopia and Economic Growth
Dutta, Jayasri - 2005
We develop a theory of second best policy myopia. Policy myopia arises when rational voters allow politicians to bias …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014063184
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The political economy of growth and distribution : a theoretical critique
Josten, Stefan Dietrich; Truger, Achim - 2003
This paper reconsiders the political economy approach to growth and distribution according to which (1) rising inequality induces more government redistribution; (2) more government redistribution is financed by higher distortionary taxation; and (3) higher distortionary taxes reduce economic...
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The Political Resource Curse
Brollo, Fernanda - 2010
politicians, both with theory and data. The theory is based on a version of the career concerns model of political agency with … implications of the theory and identify the causal effect of larger federal transfers on political corruption and the observed … features of political candidates at the municipal level. In accordance with the predictions of the theory, we find that larger …
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Endogenous Public Policy and Long-Run Growth
Koulovatianos, Christos; Mirman, Leonard J. - 2004
We study the determinants of voting outcomes on the provision of public consumption through marginal income taxes in …
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Essays in political economy
Ruthardt, Fabian - 2023
In dieser Dissertation wird die Wechselwirkung zwischen der Wirtschaft und den Wahlen, Politikern und Politik untersucht. Um die Wähler über die Folgen ihrer Wahlentscheidung zu informieren, ist das Verständnis der Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen der Wirtschaft, den politischen Akteuren und den...
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