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Russian Soveriegn Wealth Funds
Drobyshevsky, Sergey - Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy - 2011
Russian Soveriegn Wealth Funds
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From Elections to Appointments of the Regional Governors : Major Challenges and Outcomes
Sinelnikov-Murylev, Sergei Germanovich - 2012
In 2005 Russian Federation moved from the elections of the regional governor to their appointment by the federal center. The study analyzes the possible changes in the regional governments fiscal policy due to the change of the preferences aggregation mechanism at the regional level. It includes...
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Decentralization and Electoral Accountability: Incentives, Separation, and Voter Welfare
Hindriks, Jean; Lockwood, Ben - James W. Martin School of Public Policy and … - 2005
This paper studies the relationship between fiscal decentralization and electoral accountability, by analyzing how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635324
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Intertwined Federalism: Accountability Problems under Partial Decentralization
Joanis, Marcelin - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2009
accountability, which result from detrimental vertical strategic interactions operating through the electoral process. La …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005027209
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Inequality, infrastructure, and institutions: Empirical studies in public economics and political economy
Dorn, Florian - 2021
, accountability, and government efficiency. Empirical identification strategies, endogeneity problems, and remaining caveats regarding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164116
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Political accountability and real authority of government bureaucracy
Dodlova, Marina - 2013
Barro-Ferejohn model of political agency to study the relationship between the accountability of elected politicians and the … political accountability, the lower should be real authority at the bottom of the government hierarchy. Empirically, we find … that in countries with lower political accountability those in political power have less authority over the public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199719
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Inequality, infrastructure, and institutions : empirical studies in public economics and political economy
Dorn, Florian - 2021
Florian Dorn erstellte diesen Beitrag während seines Promotionsstudiums an der Universität München (LMU). Die Studie wurde im September 2020 abgeschlossen und von der Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre als Dissertation angenommen. Die Dissertation trägt zur Empirie der Ökonomie des...
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Do Freedom of Information Laws Decrease Corruption?
Tavares, Samia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
It has been argued that greater transparency is needed to reduce corruption. One way of increasing transparency is through the adoption of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. This paper uses the introduction of FOI laws as a natural experiment to determine their effect on corruption. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836763
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Strengthening Italy’s public sector effectiveness
Bulman, Tim - 2021
Raising the effectiveness of Italy’s public sector is more urgent than ever. It will be key to revive investment and productivity and improve access to quality public services for the most vulnerable. The quality of public goods and services is variable, weakening Italy’s resilience to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801202
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Merit Pay and Pain : Linking Congressional Pay to Performance
McPike, Jonathan David - 2011
Despite the Founding Fathers' careful planning, the reason for the public's lack of confidence in Congress is that elections, like the institutional checks and balances of federalism and separation of powers, are necessary but not sufficient to ensure that Congress acts in the best interests of...
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