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Erwartete externe Effekte und Wahlverhalten: Das Beispiel der Münchner Allianz-Arena / Expected External Effects and Voting: The Case of the Munich Allianz-Arena
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Maennig, Wolfgang; Scholz, Hanno - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 230 (2010) 1, pp. 2-26
FIFA World Cup 2006 clearly won the approval of a majority of voters in one of the referendums with the largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014609270
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Do large cabinets favor large governments?: Evidence from Swiss sub-federal jurisdictions
Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Feld, Lars P. - 2004
The fiscal commons problem is one of the most prominent explanations of excessive spending and indebtedness in political economics. The more fragmented a government, the higher its spending, deficits and debt. In this paper we investigate to what extent this problem can be mitigated by different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265723
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Do populist values or civic values drive support for referendums in Europe?
Weßels, Bernhard; Rose, Richard - In: European Journal of Political Research 60 (2021) 2, pp. 359-375
indirect. Free and fair referendums give voters the right to decide a policy directly. Elected representatives usually oppose … referendums as redundant at best and as undermining their authority at worst. Democratic theorists tend to take electing … strengthened this negative view. Public opinion surveys show substantial support for holding referendums on important issues. Two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012222238
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Correlates and determinants of direct democracy
Blume, Lorenz; Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2015
This paper studies correlates and determinants of direct democracy institutions (DDIs), such as referendums and … included in the constitution; and (v) religious fractionalization is negatively associated with the possibility of referendums. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464636
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The effect of direct democratic institutions on income redistribution: Evidence from Switzerland
Feld, Lars P.; Fischer, Justina A. V.; Kirchgässner, … - 2007
There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution has attracted much less attention. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281201
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Do Large Cabinets Favor Large Governments? Evidence from Swiss Sub-federal Jurisdictions
Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Feld, Lars P. - 2004
The fiscal commons problem is one of the most prominent explanations of excessive spending and indebtedness in political economics. The more fragmented a government, the higher its spending, deficits and debt. In this paper we investigate to what extent this problem can be miti-gated by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168185
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The European Constitution Project from the Perspective of Constitutional Political Economy
Feld, Lars P. - 2005
Three topics of a European constitution are discussed. First, basic arguments from constitutional political economy that aim at restricting representatives' potential misuse of powers in a European Union with extended competencies are summarized. Since a European demos does not yet exist, an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168218
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Do Large Cabinets Favor Large Governments? Evidence on Institutional Restraints on the Fiscal Commons Problem for Swiss Cantons
Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Feld, Lars P. - 2008
associated with fiscal discipline. Furthermore, fiscal referendums effectively restrict the size of government, while for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168288
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Voter demand for fluoridated water : a tale of two c(av)ities
Hersch, Philip L.; Pelkowski, Jodi E. - In: Applied economics letters 21 (2014) 1/3, pp. 51-54
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238294
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Correlates and determinants of direct democracy
Blume, Lorenz; Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2015
This paper studies correlates and determinants of direct democracy institutions (DDIs), such as referendums and … included in the constitution; and (v) religious fractionalization is negatively associated with the possibility of referendums. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010458116