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Fractionalization and the Size of Government

Lind, Jo Thori - 2003

fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for … redistribution, inequality between groups have the opposite effect. All these results hold even if a poor group is in majority. Using … increases and between group inequality decreases redistribution. …

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Ideology and Fiscal Policy : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from the German States

Baskaran, Thushyanthan - 2012

Is government ideology important for fiscal policy? I study this question with data from all German States over the period 1975-2005. To identify the effect of ideology, I rely on a fuzzy regression discontinuity design. I find that left-wing state governments spend more than state governments...

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Ideology and fiscal policy: quasi-experimental evidence from the German States

Baskaran, Thushyanthan - 2012

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The Spatial Probit Model of Interdependent Binary Outcomes : Estimation, Interpretation, and Presentation

Franzese, Robert J. - 2008

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Has the Stability and Growth Pact Impeded Political Budget Cycles in the European Union?

Haan, Jakob de; Mink, Mark - 2021

This paper examines whether there is a political budget cycle (PBC) in countries in the euro area. Using a multivariate model for the period 1999-2004 and various election indicators we find strong evidence that the Stability and Growth Pact has not restricted fiscal policy makers in the euro...

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Searching for Keynes : With Application to Canada, 1870-2000

Ferris, J. Stephen; Winer, Stanley L. - 2021

Keynes' idea (1936) that governments can stabilize aggregate activity is one of the most important innovations in public policy thinking in the twentieth century. However, the extent to which Keynesian theory has actually influenced policy actions remains an open question. We reconsider the...

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Optimal Life Cycle Social Security Tax

Ge, Zhigang; Chu, Yuchi - 2023

The unfunded social security has long been criticized for reducing capital stock and social welfare. In this paper, we study the aggregate and welfare effects of reforms that make social security tax (SST) age dependent. We characterize the optimal age-dependent SST schedule that maximizes...

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Education, Redistributive Taxation and Confidence

Konrad, Kai A.; Spadaro, Amedeo - 2021

redistribution among young individuals …

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Wage-Setting Institutions, Unemployment, and Voters' Demand for Redistribution Policy

Dur, Robert A. J. - 1999

This paper examines unemployment, wages, and voters' demand for redistribution policy under three different labour …

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Longevity and Redistribution in the German Pension System

Hupfeld, Stefan (contributor) - 2006

There are theoretical foundations which allow hypothesizing on a positive association of life expectancy or retirement age with income. If both cannot be falsified, the relationship of income and the internal rate of return of a public pension system is not straight forward. By application of a...

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