We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset linking politicians and election candidates to the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power, we exploit (i) new appointments to the company...

Both the Parlamentarium Simone Veil located at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck offer visitors a fascinating view of European politics and the symbolism of the region. The Parlamentarium Simone Veil exhibition gives citizens of all ages a...

Both the Parlamentarium Simone Veil located at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck offer visitors a fascinating view of European politics and the symbolism of the region. The Parlamentarium Simone Veil exhibition gives citizens of all ages a...

This study explores the role and enhancement of parliamentary capacities in the European Union (EU) enlargement process, focusing on the EU's evolving accession methodology and its emphasis on the 'fundamentals' approach. It examines the European Commission's criteria for 'functioning democratic...

We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset linking politicians and election candidates to the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power, we exploit (i) new appointments to the company...

We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset linking politicians and election candidates to the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power, we exploit (i) new appointments to the company...

The European Parliament has come a long way since its inception in 1951. Initially a consultative body composed of delegations of national parliaments, it has become a directly elected institution, has obtained budgetary and legislative powers, and now exercises influence over most aspects of EU...

It is now possible, with four decades of hindsight, to look with a degree of historical perspective on the remarkable impact of the European Parliament in the years immediately after the first European elections. Having an elected Parliament among the institutions of the European Community was a...

It is now possible, with four decades of hindsight, to look with a degree of historical perspective on the remarkable impact of the European Parliament in the years immediately after the first European elections. Having an elected Parliament among the institutions of the European Community was a...

This is the third edition of a study on the European Commission's follow-up to European Parliament requests as expressed in non-legislative resolutions based either on ordinary own-initiative reports (INIs) or on Article 225 TFEU legislative-initiative reports (INLs). Analysing the Commission's...

Welcome to the European Parliament, the heart of democracy in the European Union, which represents 450 million people. The European Parliament's official seat is in Strasbourg, France, but much of its work takes place in Brussels. There's plenty to see, and visiting the Hemicycle or the...

Welcome to the European Parliament, the heart of democracy in the European Union, which represents 450 million people. The European Parliament's official seat is in Strasbourg, France, but much of its work takes place in Brussels. There's plenty to see, and visiting the Hemicycle or the...

From 6 to 9 June 2024, over 350 million European Union citizens had the chance to elect their representatives at the European Parliament. More than half of them took that opportunity and voted in the European elections. This is remarkable. In a world where democracy is under threat - from the...

From 6 to 9 June 2024, over 350 million European Union citizens had the chance to elect their representatives at the European Parliament. More than half of them took that opportunity and voted in the European elections. This is remarkable. In a world where democracy is under threat - from the...

Members of Congress (politicians) are allowed to trade stocks. There is evidence in the literature showing that politicians made informed trades until at least the passage of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012. In this paper, we examine the drivers of congressional...

As the European Union's only directly elected institution, the European Parliament stands at the heart of European representative democracy, the foundation upon which the EU is built. Since its creation, the Parliament's powers have evolved significantly, and it is now a fully fledged...

As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making. They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal...

Both the Parlamentarium Simone Veil located at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck offer visitors a fascinating view of European politics and the symbolism of the region. The new Parlamentarium Simone Veil exhibition gives citizens of all ages a...

This report assesses the state of gender equality in the European Parliament and in national parliaments in the European Union (EU). Achieving gender-sensitive parliaments requires prioritising gender equality as a social, political and economic objective and transforming parliaments' culture,...

As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making. They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal...

Both the Parlamentarium Simone Veil located at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck offer visitors a fascinating view of European politics and the symbolism of the region. The new Parlamentarium Simone Veil exhibition gives citizens of all ages a...

Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's environmental policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the...

Welcome to the European Parliament, the heart of democracy in the European Union, which represents 450 million people. The European Parliament's official seat is in Strasbourg, France, but much of its work takes place in Brussels. There's plenty to see, and visiting the Hemicycle or the...

Purpose - This paper aims to scrutinize some determinants that affect the functions and roles of contemporary parliaments. In particular, such parliaments attempt to involve in new areas that were not represented in parliamentary study and to play new roles in the areas of development,...

We study the effect of terrorist attacks on the migration discourse in the European Parliament (EP). First, using an LLM model, we develop an original dataset on sentiments of all parliamentary speeches concerning migration for 2009-2019, building on a novel dataset by Sylvester et al. (2023)....

Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's social policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the definition...

Wir analysieren erstmalig die Rolle von Zukunftsthemen in Bundestagsreden zwischen 1949 und 2021 mithilfe computerlinguistischer Methoden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Diskurs über Zukunftsthemen im Bundestag mit dem Wirtschaftswunder zwischen den 1960er und 1990er Jahren stark anstieg. Seit...

We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset to measure connections between politicians and the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power, we exploit (i) new appointments to the company...

We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset to measure connections between politicians and the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power, we exploit (i) new appointments to the company...

We study how connections to German federal parliamentarians affect firm dynamics by constructing a novel dataset to measure connections between politicians and the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power, we exploit (i) new appointments to the company...

A striking asymmetry defines the European Central Bank (ECB)’s approach to democratic accountability. Today’s ECB makes choices of a more complex and discretionary nature than originally envisaged for it by the 1992 Maastricht Treaty. At the same time, the central bank continues to hew...

In 1925, Congress, to provide for the enforcement of certain arbitration agreements, enacted the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") as a procedural law to be applicable only in federal courts. However, the United States Supreme Court, seemingly for the purpose of reducing federal courts' caseloads,...

The beauty premium in politics shows that attractive politicians are more likely to get elected to office than less attractive politicians, but little is known about whether beauty also shapes the behavior of members of parliament (MPs) once in office. We use newly collected data on the...

Gagliarducci and Paserman (2022) study gender differences in cooperative behavior among politicians using information from the U.S. House of Representatives between 1988 and 2010 on (i) the number of co-sponsors on bills and (ii) the share of co-sponsors from the rival party. Through different...