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Democratic participation and the size of regions : an empirical study using data on German counties

Seitz, Helmut (contributor) - 2008

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Education for democracy in West Germany : achievements, shortcomings, prospects

Stahl, Walter (ed.) - 1961

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001385182

Germany after a Decade of Social Democrats in Government : The End of the Continental Model?

2011

In this paper, it is argued that Germany has undergone a series of large-scale institutional changes during eleven years of Social Democrats in government, weakening all of its core Continental principles and effectively triggering a process of regime hybridization. Elements of these reforms...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014183841

The Political Sources of Systematic Investment Risk : Lessons from a Consensus Democracy

Bechtel, Michael M. - 2012

This study examines the relationships between democratic politics and systematic (or country-specific) financial risk. Low financial risk is crucial to any well-functioning economy, as it encourages capital investment, facilitates growth, and enhances overall economic performance. Up until now,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014218171

Worker representatives

Budde, Julian; Dohmen, Thomas; Jäger, Simon; Trenkle, Simon - 2024

We study the descriptive and substantive representation of workers through worker representatives, focusing on the selection of German works council representatives and their impact on worker outcomes. Becoming a professional representative leads to substantial wage gains for the elected,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014582293

Worker representatives

Budde, Julian; Dohmen, Thomas; Jäger, Simon; Trenkle, Simon - 2024

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014632397

Worker representatives

Budde, Julian; Dohmen, Thomas; Jäger, Simon; Trenkle, Simon - 2024

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635344

The Rise of Mission-Oriented State Investment Banks : The Cases of Germany's KfW and Brazil's BNDES

Mazzucato, Mariana - 2016

This paper focuses on the rise of state investment banks (SIBs) as lead funders of mission-oriented innovation in various countries' agendas regarding smart (innovation-led) growth, and not just fixers of ‘market failures'. The market failure justification for public finance fails to capture...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997228

Does democracy make taller men? : cross-country European evidence

Batinti, Alberto; Costa-Font, Joan - 2021 - This version: January 2022

We study whether a democracy improves a measure of individual wellbeing; human heights. Drawing on individual …-level datasets, we test the hypothesis using a battery of eight different measures of democracy and derived averages, and include … models accounting for several confounders, regional and cohort fixed effects. We document that democracy - or its quality …

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Social capital and political institutions : evidence that democracy fosters trust

Ljunge, Martin - 2013

This paper finds evidence that more democratic political institutions increase trust. Second generation immigrants with ancestries from 115 countries are studied within 30 European countries. Comparing individuals born and residing in the same country, those whose father was born in a more...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010206754

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