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Young versus Old Politicians in Local Politics
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal; Schirner, Sebastian - 2024
Do young politicians prioritize other types of municipal spending than old politicians? We study this question using …
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Women in political bodies as policymakers
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - 2023
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Competitively elected women as policy makers
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - 2019
While still far from parity, female representation in politics has continuously increased over the last two decades worldwide. In light of this development, we analyze whether higher female representation has substantive effects on policy choices using the example of child care - a public good...
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Political selection when uncertainty is high
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal; Khasanboev, … - 2022
political selection. Overall, we conclude that voters select more competent politicians when they face uncertainty about the …
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Do better paid politicians perform better? : disentangling incentives from selection
Gagliarducci, Stefano; Nannicini, Tommaso - 2009
The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for an elective office and the performance of … sector, an increase in politicians' pay may change their mind. Second, if the reelection prospects of incumbents depend on … 2001 and test these hypotheses in a quasi-experimental framework. In Italy, the wage of the mayor depends on population …
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Do Better Paid Politicians Perform Better? Disentangling Incentives from Selection
Gagliarducci, Stefano - 2009
The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for an elective office and the performance of … sector, an increase in politicians' pay may change their mind. Second, if the reelection prospects of incumbents depend on … 2001 and test these hypotheses in a quasi-experimental framework. In Italy, the wage of the mayor depends on population …
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Business as usual : politicians with business experience, government finances, and policy outcomes
Beach, Brian; Jones, Daniel B. - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 131 (2016) 1, pp. 292-307
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Does data disclosure improve local government performance? : evidence from Italian municipalities
Lockwood, Ben; Porcelli, Francesco; Redoano, Michela; … - 2022
We exploit the introduction of an open data online platform - part of a transparency program initiated by the Italian Government in late 2014 - as a natural experiment to analyse the effect of data disclosure on mayors' expenditure and public good provision. First, we analyse the effect of the...
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Does Data Disclosure Improve Local Government Performance? Evidence from Italian Municipalities
Lockwood, Ben; Porcelli, Francesco; Redoano, Michela; … - 2022
We exploit the introduction of an open data online platform - part of a transparency program initiated by the Italian Government in late 2014 - as a natural experiment to analyse the effect of data disclosure on mayors’ expenditure and public good provision. First, we analyse the effect of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014264445
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Do Better Paid Politicians Perform Better? Disentangling Incentives from Selection
Gagliarducci, Stefano; Nannicini, Tommaso - 2014
The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for an elective office and the performance of … sector, an increase in politicians’ pay may change their mind. Second, if the reelection prospects of incumbents depend on … 2001 and test these hypotheses in a quasi-experimental framework. In Italy, the wage of a mayor depends on population size …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014197158