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We examine partisan bias in inflation expectations. Our dataset includes inflation expectations of the New York Fed's Survey of Consumer Expectations over the period June 2013 to June 2018. The results show that inflation expectations were 0.46 percentage points higher in Republican-dominated...
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The nexus between corruption and economic growth has been examined for a long time. Many empirical studies measured corruption by the reversed Transparency International’s Perception of Corruption Index (CPI) and ignored that the CPI was not comparable over time. The CPI is comparable over...
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We examine partisan bias in inflation expectations. Our dataset includes inflation expectations of the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations over the period June 2013 to June 2018. The results show that inflation expectations were 0.46 percentage points higher in Republican-dominated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141105
We provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the measurement of democracy and present an extensive update of the Machine Learning indicator of Gründler and Krieger (2016, European Journal of Political Economy). Four improvements are particularly notable: First, we produce a...
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Volkswirt*innen an deutschen Universitäten erwarten vom neuen US-Präsidenten Joe Biden positive Wirkungen auf die Wirtschaft in Deutschland und der EU. Im aktuellen Ökonomenpanel gaben 71% der Teilnehmenden an, sie hielten Bidens Präsidentschaft für „eher positiv“, 5% sogar für „sehr...
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Am 20. Januar 2021 wird Joe Biden als der 46. Präsident der USA ins Weiße Haus einziehen. Mit dem Machtwechsel in Washington werden in Deutschland und in Europa große Erwartungen und Hoffnungen verbunden. Viele versprechen sich eine Entspannung der transatlantischen Beziehungen sowie die...
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Im aktuellen Ökonomenpanel zeigt sich fast die Hälfte der teilnehmenden Ökonom*innen unzufrieden mit der gegenwärtigen Corona-Wirtschaftspolitik. Nur ein gutes Fünftel ist zufrieden. Ein verbindlicher Stufenplan für Lockerungen, die Ausweiterung der Teststrategie sowie Prämienzahlungen...
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We use the US presidential election on 3 November 2020 to examine how the US president influences economic expectations of international experts. We design a large-scale RCT among 843 experts working in 107 countries, asking about their expectations regarding GDP growth, unemployment, inflation,...
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Import regulations are globally the most prevalent form of intervention in international trade. The regulations should, under rules of the WTO, protect consumers and the environment but can be used to protect producers. We investigate the ambiguity of intent. We set out a model that when applied...
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We use the US presidential election on 3 November 2020 to examine how the US president influences economic expectations of international experts. We design a large-scale RCT among 843 experts working in 107 countries, asking about their expectations regarding GDP growth, unemployment, inflation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507654