decentralization is endogenous and depends on the relative political conditions prevailing at each level of government. Consistent with …This paper empirically investigates the underlying determinants of expenditure decentralization, based on the … predictions of a new political economy model of partial decentralization. The analysis is based on an agency model, in which two …

This paper studies how divided government - arising when control of the government branches is split between parties … they serve in a divided government than they are in a fully unified government. We find similar but smaller effects for …. However, in terms of policy implementation, we find evidence of moderation: when a unified Republican government loses a …

support for government spending. The first ballot took place shortly before the extension of suffrage to women in February … rates for the two propositions. Surprisingly, I find that approval for government spending is higher among the male …

reasons. The direct elections for the European Parliament, although not denying deficits of democratic legitimacy and …

government's competency to levy income, capital and turnover taxes to find out how the enfranchisement of women influences public … support for government spending. The first ballot took place shortly before the extension of suffrage to women in February … rates for the two propositions. Surprisingly, I find that approval for government spending is higher among the male …

chosen indices with respect to the composition of government, (c) to gain additional insight in the parliamentary system of … Finland. Various power indices were calculated and compared to seat ratios and participation in Government. The numerical … results indicate that some characteristics of government formation, which are thought to be caused by an ideological bias, may …

direct mayoral elections in the municipalities of one region of Belgium, Wallonia. Estimating a difference …

between the elites and citizens, and the ability of the incumbent government to accrue political rents. The paper provides a …

impact of direct elections on people's trust in state and political institutions, using a major political reform in Indonesia …. The historically and institutionally driven staggered implementation of these local direct elections allow us to identify … the causal impact of the reform. We find that district direct elections increase trust in all state and political …