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Trust as state capacity : the political economy of compliance
Besley, Timothy; Dray, Sacha - 2022
This paper explores the link between trust in government, policy-making, and compliance. It focuses on a specific … reduces the government's cost of implementing a policy and may also increase the set of feasible policies. Thus, state … capacity is greater when citizens trust their government. The paper discusses alternative approaches to modelling the origins …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013462001
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Political stability and fiscal policy : time series evidence for the Swiss federal level since 1849
Feld, Lars P.; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - 2009
interest groups to influence policy decisions. In contrast, frequent government turnover weakens the position of the finance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266053
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Policy volatility and growth
Chong, Alberto (contributor);  … - 2006
A growing body of recent macroeconomic evidence suggests that volatility is detrimental to economic growth. The channels through which volatility affects growth, however, are less clear; substantive evidence based on disaggregate data is almost non-existent. This paper offers a framework in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003775716
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Political stability and fiscal policy : time series evidence for the Swiss federal level since 1849
Feld, Lars P.; Schaltegger, Christoph A. - 2009
interest groups to influence policy decisions. In contrast, frequent government turnover weakens the position of the finance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003854439
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Steuern in Fragilen Staaten : Empfehlungen für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Petersen, Hans-Georg - 2010
Fragile states are characterized by institutions which do not have the political will or ability to reduce poverty in the interests of their citizen, to establish basic social security, to promote a successful development process, and to guarantee security and human rights. The regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008698131
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Growth, history, or institutions? : what explains state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella; Guerzoni, Andrea - 2010
We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic, demographic, geographic and istitutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and the number of revolutions, are the main determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003942306
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Political instability and labor market institutions
Lucifora, Claudio; Moriconi, Simone - 2012
an incumbent government to choose labor market institutions that create wage rents and divert resources from public good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009534887
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Political Instability and Labor Market Institutions
Lucifora, Claudio - 2012
an incumbent government to choose labor market institutions that create wage rents and divert resources from public good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107712
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Executive Constraint, Political Stability and Economic Growth
Cox, Gary W. - 2015
Previous studies have argued that democracy diminishes the extent to which contests over political leadership depress economic growth, by reducing the violence and uncertainty attendant on such contests. We reconsider the theoretical basis for this claim, highlighting the separate roles of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021117
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Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - 2010
We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic, demographic, geographic and institutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and the number of revolutions, are the main determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146481