analysis of populism draws concepts from other social sciences such political theory, sociology, history and social psychology. …Although the application of the conceptual and analytical framework of economics to the study of populism is still in …. When analyzing populism, economists face two methodological hurdles: lack of consensus and clarity about its definition and …

freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies rule, suggest that electoral democracy may not be the … provide a firmer foundation. We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal …

Economic analysis is essential to the understanding of the rise and fall of populism. The conceptual and analytical … framework of economics to the study of populism is still in its infancy, but great advances have been made in recent years. This … paper reviews some key contributions behind this progress. When analyzing populism, economists face two methodological …

One concern about direct democracy is that citizens may not be sufficiently competent to decide about complex policies …

freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … Russia, where elected populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies rule, suggest that electoral democracy may not be the … provide a firmer foundation. We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal …

The paper challenges the "orthodox doctrine" of collective choice theory according to which Arrow's "general …

This paper presents a dynamic politico-economic theory of fiscal policy to explain the simultaneous existence of public …

voting. In so doing, we provide an investigation of when good policies are chosen in democracy. Based on our findings, we …

We study how the number of ballot propositions affects the quality of decision making in direct democracy, as reflected … in citizens' knowledge, voting behavior, and attitudes toward democracy. Using three comprehensive data sets from … federal direct democracy. In the medium to longer term, more federal propositions on the ballot rather relate to higher …