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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
We document that trust in public institutions - and particularly trust in banks, business and government - has declined … ; congress ; banks ; big business ; media ; courts …"We document that trust in public institutions-and particularly trust in banks, business and government-has declined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011131
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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
We document that trust in public institutions "and particularly trust in banks, business and government" has declined … ; congress ; banks ; big business ; media ; courts … the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009233928
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Growing up in a recession: beliefs and the macroeconomy
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio - 2009
success in life depends more on luck than on effort, support more government redistribution, but are less confident in public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269481
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Growing up in a recession : beliefs and the macroeconomy
Giuliano, Paola; Spilimbergo, Antonio - 2009
success in life depends more on luck than on effort, support more government redistribution, but are less confident in public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003884097
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The Rise of Guard Labor in the United States : Evidence from Local Labor Markets
Petach, Luke; Wilson, Anastasia - 2021
This paper explores the importance of the exercise of private and public power in the execution of contracts and defense of property rights at the local labor market level in the United States. Using Census microdata, we examine the rise of "Guard Labor"---classified as individuals employed in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013323074
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Risks, Responsibility and Public Respect : Cases of Entrepreneurs Elected in the USA and Russia
Yanovskiy, Konstantin; Zhavoronkov, Sergei; Shestakov, … - 2013
tangible public recognition. However, the self-esteem of individuals employed in business remains relatively high. The officers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014157880
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Democratization and the size of government : evidence from the long 19th century
Aidt, Toke; Jensen, Peter Sandholt - 2013
We study the consequences of franchise extension and ballot reform for the size of government in Western Europe between … did not matter for tax revenues per capita but might have expanded the size of government relative to GDP. -- suffrage … ; threat of revolution ; taxation ; size of government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009709428
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The Democratic-Republican presidential growth gap and the partisan balance of the state government
Cahan, Dodge; Potrafke, Niklas - 2017
Higher economic growth was generated during Democratic presidencies compared to Republican presidencies in the United States. The question is why. Blinder and Watson (2016) explain that the Democratic-Republican presidential growth gap (D-R growth gap) can hardly be attributed to the policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663552
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Tolerance in the United States: Does economic freedom transform racial, religious, political and sexual attitudes?
Berggren, Niclas; Nilsson, Therese - 2015
economic freedom (i.e., lower government expenditures, lower and more general taxes and more modest regulation) on tolerance in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442474
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Tolerance in the United States : does economic freedom transform racial, religious, political and sexual attitudes?
Berggren, Niclas; Nilsson, Therese - 2015
economic freedom (i.e., lower government expenditures, lower and more general taxes and more modest regulation) on tolerance in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011312192