develop both theory and prescription in agency settings. Particular problems are displayed almost like games (e.g., the "Major …

. In particular, we discuss the joint impact of trade openness and political uncertainty. Our theory predicts that the …. Political uncertainty has a positive effect on environmental policy as it reduces lobbying efforts. Applying our model to a … unique data set of primarily developing countries, the empirical findings support the theory and are robust under alterntive …

likely a more salient source of ethnic resentment. Relying on individual-level panel data from Indonesia and a historical … villagers but only when villages have administrative and fiscal autonomy. Moreover, decentralization and observed local ethnic … disparities that are not reflected in aggregate statistics and that decentralization is not a panacea for alleviating ethnic …

-level panel data from Indonesia we establish that ethnic favoritism is common among village governments allocating individual … decentralization and the introduction of local direct elections increase inequalities between ethnic groups in villages. We conclude … decentralization and direct elections can have unintended consequences for ethnic relative deprivation and the efficient allocation of …

census data. The results offer support to the identification strategy proposed. -- spatial decentralization, program … evaluation, instrumental variables, Indonesia …