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Has immigration contributed to the rise of rightwing extremist parties in Europe?

Edo, Anthony; Giesing, Yvonne - 2020

Alongside a range of already well documented factors such as deindustrialization, technological progress and international trade, a series of recent empirical econometric studies show that immigration has contributed to the rise of extreme right-wing parties in Europe. Our study highlights,...

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(Mis-)information technology: Internet use and perception of democracy in Africa

Cariolle, Joël; Elkhateeb, Yasmine; Maurel, Mathilde - 2023

The Internet has significantly expanded worldwide, changing our relationship with the world, and the way we communicate, educate, and inform ourselves. Africa, despite having a very low number of fixed-broadband subscriptions for 100 inhabitants, has not escaped the Internet phenomenon, as the...

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Learning, voting and the information trap

Berentsen, Aleksander; Bruegger, Esther; Loertscher, Simon - 2005

We consider a median voter model with uncertainty about how the economy functions. The distribution of income is exogenously given and the provision of a public good is financed through a proportional tax. Voters and politicians do not know the true production function for the public good, but...

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Grenzen der Diffusion von New Public Management: Eine polit-ökonomische Untersuchung für die Schweiz und ihre Gemeinden

Reber, Kilian - 2006

Aufgrund von stetig anwachsenden Ausgaben und Schulden des öffentlichen Sektors, sowie gleichzeitig einer Verschlechterung der allgemeinen Wirtschaftslage, wurde in den OECD-Ländern seit den 70er und 80er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts zunehmend ein effizienter(er) Staat gefordert. In der Folge...

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The Role of Information for Public Preferences on Education - Evidence from Representative Survey Experiments

Werner, Katharina - 2019

The aim of this doctoral project is an empirical analysis of questions concerning economics of education, in particular education policy. The first key aspect is the relationship between public opinion and the level of information of the population. As part of this, a first research project...

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Human capital and education policy: Evidence from survey data

Grewenig, Elisabeth - 2021

Elisabeth Grewenig prepared this study while she was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institute. The study was completed in March 2021 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the LMU Munich. It consists of five distinct empirical essays that...

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Youth perspectives and engagement on sustainability

Grimm, Sven; van der Merwe, Reon; Barole, Nitish; … - 2024

participation are needed. Any public policy discourse on youth should avoid oversimplification. While a generational view ("Gen Z …-edged narrative. It empowers youth by providing (transnational) avenues for activism, economic participation and education. Yet, the … space to develop skills, for individual success and to ensure democratic participation. Beyond technical knowledge …

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Enhancing public works programmes: Sustainable impact through participatory asset creation and digitalisation

Burchi, Francesco; Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu - 2025

employment; set wages not higher than market levels but high enough to incentivise participation; ensure transparency in the …-makers should promote active community participation in the identification and maintenance of the assets created through PWPs …. Evidence points to the importance of community participation for the implementation of higher quality infrastructure and better …

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Decarbonising cities: Assessing governance approaches for transformative change

Roll, Michael; von Haldenwang, Christian; Grohmann, … - 2022

While cities are important emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG), they are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; at the same time they constitute innovation hubs for climate action. For cities to fulfil their potential for global climate action, a thorough understanding of the governance...

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Neue Planungsgrundlagen für erneuerbare Energien: Herausforderungen und Lösungsvorschläge

Backeberg, Werner; Elscher, Thorsten; Jung, Wolfgang; … - 2024

Nach dem am 1. Februar 2023 in Kraft getretenen Windenergieflächenbedarfsgesetz (WindBG) müssen bis 2032 2% der Fläche Deutschlands für die Produktion von Windenergie bereitgestellt werden. Das Gesetz legt dabei Flächenbeitragswerte für die Länder fest, die in den Flächenländern...

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