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Collective Lobbying in Politics: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Sweden
Liang, Che-Yuan - 2008
This paper first formulates a model of how the politicians in a local government collectively lobby to raise intergovernmental grants to their local government. The model identifies a relationship between council size and grants received. I then study this relationship empirically using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321552
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Collective Lobbying in Politics: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Sweden
Liang, Che-Yuan - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2008
This paper first formulates a model of how the politicians in a local government collectively lobby to raise intergovernmental grants to their local government. The model identifies a relationship between council size and grants received. I then study this relationship empirically using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190458
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The Reaction of Elites in a Democratization Process: Evidence from Brazil
Bruce, Raphael; Rocha, Rudi - Departamento de Economia, Faculdade de Economia, … - 2014
This paper examines one of the possible channels through which incumbent elites aligned with the Brazilian dictatorship … lived in other states.We then investigate whether this positive correlation represents a reaction from the incumbent elites …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010786741
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Why Was the Arab World Poised for Revolution? Schooling, Opportunities, and the Arab Spring
Campante, F.; D. Chor. - In: VOPROSY ECONOMIKI 2 (2013)
What underlying long-term conditions set the stage for the Arab Spring? In recent decades, the Arab region has been characterized by an expansion in schooling coupled with weak labor market conditions. This pattern is especially pronounced in those countries that saw significant upheaval during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010860863
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In Europe we trust?
Ritzen, Jo; Haas, Jasmina - 2016
The decrease in the rule of law and in control of corruption in several EU countries is a threat to the cohesion in the EU. Brexit has reinforced the centrifugal forces in the EU. To counter this threat the EU needs to engage in unpopular measures as they infringe on the Member States'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011637943
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Securing personal freedom through institutions – the role of electoral democracy and judicial independence
Berggren, Niclas; Gutmann, Jerg - 2019
Personal freedom is highly valued by many and a central element of liberal political philosophy. Although personal freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011990835
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On the politics of the regulatory reform: econometric evidence from the OECD countries
Duso, Tomaso - 2002
telecommunications industry of OECD countries during the 1990's. We analyze the role of political institutions, government's types and … liberalization patterns among countries. Yet, political and regulatory institutions and the pressure of strong incumbent firms are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278049
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Securing personal freedom through institutions: the role of electoral democracy and judicial independence
Berggren, Niclas; Gutmann, Jerg - In: European Journal of Law and Economics 49 (2020) 2, pp. 165-186
We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal freedom. While judicial independence is positively and robustly related to personal freedom in all its forms, electoral democracy displays a robust, positive relationship with only two out of seven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014503652
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Public and Private Welfare State Institutions: A Formal Theory of American Exceptionalism
Thomsson, Kaj - 2010
political institutions and industry characteristics of the US, while the features of the second equilibrium better describe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320232
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Misuse of institutions: Lessons from Transition
Polishchuk, Leonid - 2010
The paper explores a phenomenon often observed in transition economies, when newly established institutions are misused … incidences institutions become sources of private gains and lose their value-creation role and capacity. We offer a typology of … governments and societies fail to serve as institutions' guardians. Implications misused institutions for economic and political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280122