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Inequality, infrastructure, and institutions : empirical studies in public economics and political economy
Dorn, Florian - 2021
Florian Dorn erstellte diesen Beitrag während seines Promotionsstudiums an der Universität München (LMU). Die Studie wurde im September 2020 abgeschlossen und von der Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre als Dissertation angenommen. Die Dissertation trägt zur Empirie der Ökonomie des...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012807266
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Electoral cycles in perceived corruption : international empirical evidence
Potrafke, Niklas - 2018
than in other years, indicating that perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is … especially pronounced before early elections (1.0 points) compared to regular elections (0.4 points). Future research needs to … investigate why perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962213
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Electoral cycles in perceived corruption : international empirical evidence
Potrafke, Niklas - 2018
I examine whether elections influence perceived corruption in the public sector. Perceived corruption in the public … perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is especially pronounced before early elections … (1.0 points) compared to regular elections (0.4 points). Future research needs to investigate why perceived corruption in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011941292
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Distributional consequences of political representation : conference paper
Maaser, Nicola; Stratmann, Thomas - 2014
representatives residing in that area. Our empirical analysis uses the fact that due to the electoral rules for German state elections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010489270
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Electoral Cycles in Perceived Corruption : International Empirical Evidence
Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
I examine whether elections influence perceived corruption in the public sector. Perceived corruption in the public … perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is especially pronounced before early elections … (1.0 points) compared to regular elections (0.4 points). Future research needs to investigate why perceived corruption in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892191
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Elections and policies : evidence from the Covid pandemic
Grechyna, Daryna - 2023
This paper examines the evolution of public policies before the scheduled political elections based on the government … responses to the Covid pandemic. The results of an event study in a sample of countries that experienced political elections … were from election dates. The gradual relaxation of "lockdown style" restrictions ahead of the elections was driven by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014310050
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The political economy of negotiating international carbon markets
Arvaniti, Maria; Habla, Wolfgang - 2020
International carbon markets are frequently propagated as an efficient instrument for reducing CO2 emissions. We argue that such markets, despite their desirable efficiency properties, might not be in the best interest of governments who are guided by strategic considerations in negotiations. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012225448
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The political economy of negotiating international carbon markets
Arvaniti, Maria; Habla, Wolfgang - 2020 - This version: April 2020
International carbon markets are frequently propagated as an efficient instrument for reducing CO2 emissions. We argue that such markets, despite their desirable efficiency properties, might not be in the best interest of governments who are guided by strategic considerations in negotiations. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012215277
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An international comparison of voting by committees
Jung, Alexander - 2011
This paper provides new empirical evidence on policy-makers' voting patterns on interest rates. Applying (pooled) Taylor-type rules and using real-time information available from published inflation reports and voting records, the paper tests for heterogeneity among committee members in three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380404
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An International Comparison of Voting by Committees
Jung, Alexander - 2011
This paper provides new empirical evidence on policy-makers' voting patterns on interest rates. Applying (pooled) Taylor-type rules and using real-time information available from published inflation reports and voting records, the paper tests for heterogeneity among committee members in three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120227