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We study how China's recent anti-corruption campaign affects local economies. Our identification is based on a staggered difference-in-differences design and county-month level variations in inspection visits. We find that inspection visits decrease business entries by 0.9% in registered...
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In 2007 the Italian central government started a program by transferring funds to regional governments to develop both private and public early childcare services. Exploiting the different timing of program implementation across regions, we evaluate its effectiveness in boosting the public...
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Mit der Umsetzung der vor 15 Jahren beschlossenen Bologna-Reformen verschoben sich sowohl die Zielkoordinaten als auch die Mittel der Hochschulpolitik. Die berufliche Qualifikation Studierender rückte stärker in den Vordergrund, und es wurden neue Governance-Strukturen in Anlehnung an das neue...
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This paper documents the effects of an intervention on knowledge sharing, in which information embedded in efficient private organizations is used to improve bureaucratic procedures of public agencies. In particular, it analyzes the impact of the Knowledge for Results (K4R) program on the...
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Im Rahmen der aktuellen Modernisierungsprozesse des öffentlichen Sektors wird zu selten nach den eigentlichen Wirkungen staatlichen Handelns gefragt, wodurch permanent die Gefahr besteht, die falschen – da unwirksamen – öffentlichen Maßnahmen zu realisieren. Vor diesem Hintergrund...
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International aid plays an ambivalent and contested role in stabilising the global system. It creates asym-metrical relationships between donors and recipients that succeed when their interests can be can harmo-nised but not when they conflict. Donors use their support to persuade sovereign...
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