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Should banks be averse to elections? A GMM analysis of recent elections in Ghana

Mohammed, Hardi Nyagsi; Tiamiyu, Ganiyatu - In: Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science 24 (2019) 47, pp. 47-65

problems that afflict economies and business entities. Given the controversies surrounding the impact of elections on firms …' soundness, this paper poses a question of whether banks should be averse to elections. Specifically, this study aims to … investigate the impact of elections on the profitability and efficiency of banks. Design/methodology/approach - Based on the …

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Do better political institutions help in reducing political pressure on state-owned banks? Evidence from developing countries

Ashraf, Badar Nadeem; Arshad, Sidra; Yan, Liang - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 11 (2018) 3, pp. 1-10

This study examines whether state-owned banks face political pressure and whether the improvement in political institutions alleviates this pressure. The theory of political benefits argues that politicians use state-owned banks for political purposes such as obtaining and maintaining political...

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Love is blind: Partisan alignment and political corruption in Spain

Borrella Mas, Miguel Ángel; Rode, Martin - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 12 (2021) 3, pp. 423-451

elections. Findings show aligned municipalities to be more corrupt than non-aligned ones, an effect that is further associated …

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An agenda-setting model of electoral competition

Colomer, Josep M.; Llavador, Humberto - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 3 (2012) 1/2, pp. 73-93

government and a challenger party in opposition compete in elections by choosing the issues that will key out their campaigns …

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South-South migration and elections: Evidence from post-apartheid South Africa

Bedasso, Biniam Egu; Jaupart, Pascal - In: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 11 (2020) 1, pp. 1-47

Little is known about the political consequences of immigration in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we estimate the effect of exposure to immigration on election outcomes in South Africa. Our analysis is based on municipality panel data and an instrumental variable (IV) strategy exploiting...

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Wirtschaft, Demografie und strukturelle Missstände: Die Faktoren hinter dem Erfolg der AfD bei der Europawahl 2024

Franz, Christian; Garamow, Adelina; Kritikos, Alexander; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 91 (2024) 30, pp. 479-488

Die Europawahl 2024 hat in Deutschland zu einer Zweiteilung der politischen Landkarte geführt. Während in den westlichen Bundesländern überwiegend die Union zur stärksten Partei gekürt wird, dominiert im Osten die AfD. Dieser Wochenbericht untersucht, welche regionalen Faktoren im...

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A theory of political gridlock

Ortner, Juan - In: Theoretical Economics 12 (2017) 2, pp. 555-586

This paper studies how electoral incentives influence the outcomes of political negotiations. It considers a game between two political parties that have to bargain over which policy to implement. While bargaining, the parties' popularity varies over time. Changes in popularity are partly...

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How do candidates’ looks affect their election chances?

Poutvaara, Panu - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)

Good-looking political candidates win more votes around the world. This holds for both male and female candidates. Candidate appearance may be especially important for uninformed voters, as it is easy to observe. Voters may favor good-looking candidates because they expect them to be more...

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Grüne und AfD als neue Gegenpole der gesellschaftlichen Spaltung in Deutschland

Franz, Christian; Fratzscher, Marcel; Kritikos, Alexander - In: DIW Wochenbericht 86 (2019) 34, pp. 591-602

Die Europawahl 2019 hat in Deutschland markante regionale Unterschiede im Wahlverhalten aufgezeigt. Im Vergleich zur Bundestagswahl verzeichnen vor allem die Grünen starke Stimmengewinne in westdeutschen Kreisen, während die AfD ihren Erfolg in den ostdeutschen Kreisen konsolidieren kann....

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At opposite poles: How the success of the Green Party and AfD reflects the geographical and social cleavages in Germany

Franz, Christian; Fratzscher, Marcel; Kritikos, Alexander - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 34, pp. 289-300

German voters in the 2019 European election showed remarkable regional differences in their voting behavior. The Green Party surged in West German districts, while the AfD further consolidated its successes in East Germany. Investigating structural differences at the district level reveals that...

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