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Towards an economic theory of party ideology

Swank, Otto H. - 1995

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000909279

A theory of policy reversal

Dur, Robert A. J.; Swank, Otto H. - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000968764

An economic theory of policy advice

Swank, Otto H.; Letterie, Wilko A.; Dalen, Hendrik P. van - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000970064

The effect of fiscal rules on public investment if budget deficits are politically motivated

Dur, Robert A. J.; Peletier, Ben D.; Swank, Otto H. - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000976081

Budgeting principles under uncertainty

Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Swank, Otto H. - 1995

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000921028

The effect of fiscal rules on public investment if budget deficits are politically motivated

Dur, Robert A. J.; Peletier, Ben D.; Swank, Otto H. - 1997

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000674858

The self-perception theory vs. a dynamic learning model

Swank, Otto H. - 2006

motivation may undermine intrinsic motivation. The self-perception (SP) theory developed by Bem (1972) explains this finding. The … crux of this theory is that people remember their past decisions and the extrinsic rewards they received, but they do not … recall their intrinsic motives. In this paper I show that the SP theory can be modeled as a variant of a conventional dynamic …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349711

On the composition of committees

Beniers, Klaas J.; Swank, Otto H. - 2003

This paper is concerned with the role of committees in collective decision-makingprocesses in a world where agents must be motivated to collect information. Committees improvethe quality of decision-making by providing information and by coordinating the collection ofinformation. We address two...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332816

Environmental policy choice under uncertainty

Ossokina, Ioulia V.; Swank, Otto H. - 2003

Market-based instruments are believed to create more efficient incentives for firmsto adopt new technologies than command-and-control policies. We compare the effects of a directtechnology regulation and of an adoption subsidy under asymmetric information about the costsof technological advances...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333273

Do elections lead to informed public decisions?

Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - 2003

Democracies delegate substantial decision power to politicians. Using a model in which an incumbent can design, examine and implement public policies, we show that examination takes place in spite of, rather than thanks to, elections. Elections are needed as a carrot and a stick to motivate...

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