A major empirical interest in growth studies is whether a permanent change in economic fundamentals affects the long-run growth rate. However, a direct time series analysis of this hypothesis may not always be feasible because the permanence of many such changes is rather questionable. This...

In this paper we study whether majority voting equilibria exist when preferences over public policies are not single-peaked. The government levies a proportional income tax. Tax revennues is used to finance a uniform lump-sum transfer and public education. Individuals vote on the composition of...