We estimate the impact of a large anti-poverty program the Uruguayan PANES on political support for the government that implemented it. The program mainly consisted of a monthly cash transfer for a period of roughly two and half years. Using the discontinuity in program assignment based on a...

This paper describes subjective wage inequality and the demand for redistribution in Austria using individuals' estimates of occupational wages from the International Social Survey Program. Although these estimates differ widely across individuals, the data clearly show that most individuals...

Im Rahmen einer empirischen Längsschnittstudie (von 1980-2004) wurde ein Sample der Hamburger Schulabschlusskohorte 1979 in bisher 16 Befragungswellen (etwa jede 1 1/2 Jahre) kontinuierlich über Familie, Erwerbsarbeit und politische Partizipation im Lebenslauf befragt. Der Artikel stellt...

Five German leading parties and their coalitions are evaluated from the viewpoint of direct democracy. For this purpose, the positions of the parties on over 30 topical issues are compared with the results of polls of public opinion. The outcomes are summarized in the indices of popularity and...