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impact of vote-buying on growth. We consider a model with a poverty trap where redistribution can promote growth. We show …
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This study analyzes the importance of parental socialization on the development of children's far right-wing preferences and attitudes towards immigration. Using longitudinal data from Germany, our intergenerational estimates suggest that the strongest and most important predictor for young...
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The paper examines the impact of income inequality and mobility on income redistribution in a modified median voter … inequality. We also examine the effect of the length of electoral periods on redistribution and welfare for different groups and …
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Are differences in preferences for redistribution between right and left wing voters amplified because of … to convergence in preferences for redistribution and charitable giving between right and left wing voters. The effect …
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We study the political consequences of a major land reform in Italy, which split large estates and transferred land to small owners. Using a panel spatial regression discontinuity design, we show that the reform benefited the incumbent Christian Democrat party. The electoral benefits persist for...
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inducing gratitude and reciprocity among beneficiaries, redistribution may also initiate clientelist exchange. We study the … long-term effects of a major redistribution policy: the 1950 Italian land reform. Using a panel spatial regression … discontinuity and data for half a century, we show that the large-scale redistribution led to the emergence of a long …
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We analyze the impact of immigration on voting. Using Italian municipality data and IV estimation strategy, we find that immigration generates a sizable causal increase in votes for the centre-right coalition, which has a political platform less favorable to immigrants. Additional findings are:...
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This paper studies a natural experiment to identify the causal effect of exposure to refugees in the neighborhood on the support for far-right, nationalist, anti-immigration parties. In the state elections in an Austrian state in September 2015 the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPOE)...
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Results from a new experiment shed light on the effects of voter information on vote buying and incumbent advantage. The treatment provided voters with information about a major spending program and the proposed allocations and promises of mayoral candidates just prior to municipal elections. It...
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An important concern about the surge in the number of refugees arriving in Europe is increased support for far-right, nationalist, anti-immigration parties. This paper studies a natural experiment in an Austrian federal state to identify the causal effect of exposure to refugees in the...
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