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Sticks or carrots? : comparing effectiveness of government shadow economy policies in Russia
Kluge, Janis; Libman, Alexander - 2017
Which incentives have the strongest impact on the size of the shadow economy? Is it about government's pressure against entrepreneurs operating in this sector, or is it about the benefits of legality? The goal of this paper is to explicitly contrast the role of sticks (court repressiveness) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011620553
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Public attention and policy responses to COVID-19 pandemic
Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Ganslmeier, Michael; Poutvaara, Panu - 2020
Early non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) significantly reduced the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, there are vast differences in how quickly governments implemented NPIs. In this paper, we analyze the role of public attention, measured as the share of daily Google searches in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241067
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Adaptation pressures during global decline on system transformation and its spatial consequences in China
Csanádi, Mária - 2011
With the implementation of the approach of the Interactive Party-State model (Csanádi, 2006, 2011) the paper … sensitivity of government reactions to crisis. It points to government’s bias towards the construction industry, state owned and … large enterprises with domestic trade orientation. It suggests the dynamizing effect of biased state intervention on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009229826
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It takes two to Tango : lobbies and the political business cycle
Horgos, Daniel; Zimmermann, Klaus W. - 2009
With interest groups significantly affecting economic performance (according to Mancur Olson) and a vital interest of governments in economic growth and low unemployment in order to win elections, there should be a link between political business cycles and the evolution of lobbies over time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003873493
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Public attention and policy responses to COVID-19 pandemic
Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Ganslmeier, Michael; Poutvaara, Panu - 2020
Early non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) significantly reduced the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, there are vast differences in how quickly governments implemented NPIs. In this paper, we analyze the role of public attention, measured as the share of daily Google searches in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012243274
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It takes two to Tango: Lobbies and the political business cycle
Horgos, Daniel; Zimmermann, Klaus W. - 2009
With interest groups significantly affecting economic performance (according to Mancur Olson) and a vital interest of governments in economic growth and low unemployment in order to win elections, there should be a link between political business cycles and the evolution of lobbies over time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270371
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An unconditional basic income in the family context: Labor supply and distributional effects
Horstschräer, Julia; Clauss, Markus; Schnabel, Reinhold - 2010
In this paper we estimate the effects of an unconditional basic income on labor supply and income distribution with a special focus on the incentives to work in the family context. An unconditional basic income guarantees every citizen a minimum income without any means-testing. We simulate a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303004
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Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians
Avis, Eric; Ferraz do Amaral, Claudio A.; Finan, … - 2016
Political corruption is considered a major impediment to economic development, and yet it remains pervasive throughout the world. This paper examines the extent to which government audits of public resources can reduce corruption by enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807476
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An Empirical Assessment of the 2004 EU Merger Policy Reform
Duso, Tomaso; Guglery, Klaus; Szücs, Florian - 2010
Based on a database of 326 merger cases scrutinized by the European Commission between 1990 and 2007, we evaluate the economic impact of the change in European merger legislation in 2004. We ?rst propose a general framework to assess merger policy effectiveness, which is based on standard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334119
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The impact of ballot access restrictions on electoral competition: Evidence from a natural experiment
Drometer, Marcus; Rincke, Johannes - 2008
Measuring the effect of ballot access restrictions on electoral competition is complicated because the stringency of ballot access regulations cannot be treated as being exogenous to candidates' entry decisions. This paper exploits the 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Ohio's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427537