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campaign finance systems are considered: a full anonymity (FA) system in which neither the politicians nor the voters are … informed about the donors' ideal policies or levels of donations; a partial anonymity (PA) system in which only the politicians … which both the politicians and the voters are informed about the donors' ideal policies and donations. We find that donors …
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urban, more educated and relatively wealthier municipalities. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that politicians …
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Retrospective voting is a central explanation for voters' support of incumbents. Yet despite the variety of conditions facing American cities, past research has devoted little attention to retrospective voting for mayors. Local economic conditions are widely reported, making them one likely...
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The evolution of the ratio of direct taxation (characterized by progressive rates) over indirect and payroll taxation (characterized by flat rates) is examined together with its distributional consequences for the Bottom 50%, Middle 40% and Top 10% shares of income. Oscillations of this ratio...
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