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policies that do not harm their relative chances in the elections. In the experiment, we find that lobbying is never successful …
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-tax policies that do not harm their relative chances in the elections. In the experiment, we find that lobbying is never successful …
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-tax policies that do not harm their relative chances in the elections. In the experiment, we find that lobbying is never successful …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742961
electoral environment. This allow me to discuss when relevant information is traded, when government captures media and what e …
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Green parties are commonly seen as strong proponents of wind power. This paper presents an alternative view, examining data from the highly decentralized institutional setup in Sweden where approval of wind power applications is delegated to local governments. I demonstrate that the approval...
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This paper investigates the political implications of tax competition between countries of different sizes. We show that smaller countries competing for internationally mobile capital would set lower tax rates than their larger counterparts when run by similar governments. Moreover,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604368
Green parties are commonly seen as strong proponents of wind power. This paper presents an alternative view, examining data from the highly decentralized institutional setup in Sweden where approval of wind power applications is delegated to local governments. I demonstrate that the approval...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014542130
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 …
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This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analyzing how … decentralization impacts upon incentive and selecion effects, and thus on voter welfare. The model abstracts from features such as … public good spillovers or economics of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004984717
This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analyzing how … decentralization impacts upon incentive and selection effects, and thus on voter welfare. The model abstracts from features such as … public good spillovers or economies of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005043539