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Evidence on the political principal-agent problem from voting on public finance for concert halls
Potrafke, Niklas - 2013
Principal-agent problems can arise when preferences of voters are not aligned with preferences of political representatives. Often the consequence of the political principal-agent problem is political catering to special interests. In this paper I provide examples of principal-agent problems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765038
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Evidence on the political principal-agent problem from voting on public finance for concert halls
Potrafke, Niklas - 2013
Principal-agent problems can arise when preferences of voters are not aligned with preferences of political representatives. Often the consequence of the political principalagent problem is political catering to special interests. In this paper I provide examples of principal-agent problems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010188873
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Evidence on the political principal-agent problem fromvoting on public finance for concert halls
Potrafke, Niklas - 2013
Principal-agent problems can arise when preferences of voters are not aligned with preferences of political representatives. Often the consequence of the political principalagentproblem is political catering to special interests. In this paper I provide examples of principal-agent problems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323037
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Evidence on the Political Principal-Agent Problem from Voting on Public Finance for Concert Halls
Potrafke, Niklas - 2013
Principal-agent problems can arise when preferences of voters are not aligned with preferences of political representatives. Often the consequence of the political principal-agent problem is political catering to special interests. In this paper I provide examples of principal-agent problems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316994
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Evidence on the political principal-agent problem fromvoting on public finance for concert halls
Potrafke, Niklas - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der … - 2013
Principal-agent problems can arise when preferences of voters are not aligned with preferences of political representatives. Often the consequence of the political principalagentproblem is political catering to special interests. In this paper I provide examples of principal-agent problems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877571
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Evidence on the Political Principal-Agent Problem from Voting on Public Finance for Concert Halls
Potrafke, Niklas - CESifo - 2013
Principal-agent problems can arise when preferences of voters are not aligned with preferences of political representatives. Often the consequence of the political principal-agent problem is political catering to special interests. In this paper I provide examples of principal-agent problems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877857
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Explaining institutional change: Why elected politicians implement direct democracy
Hugh-Jones, David - 2008
the introduction of the initiative, referendum and recall in America broadly supports the theory, which also explains two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266647
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Citizens should vote on secession
Eerola, Essi; Määttänen, Niku; Poutvaara, Panu - 2004
require that withdrawal from EU membership must be approved by the voters of the withdrawing member state in a referendum. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284942
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Predicting the Irish "gay marriage" referendum
Askitas, Nikos - 2015
On February 20 2015 Irish Premier Enda Kenny confirmed that a "yes-no" referendum on same sex marriage would be held on … through a popular vote. Using hourly Google Search data one week prior to the Irish Referendum of May 22 2015 and a simple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407829
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Pocketbook voting and social preferences in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2015
benefit a lot from having a ticket, suggesting instrumental voting. In each referendum, a majority votes in line with self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496966