Using modern methods for analyzing multi-level data, we find that, by and large, citizens of OECD countries are more satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality is higher. We also document that parents care...

Using modern methods for analyzing multi-level data, we find that, by and large, citizens of OECD countries are more satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality is higher. We also document that parents care...

Whether a country is able effectively to address collective action problems is a critical test of its ability to fulfill the demands of its citizens to their satisfaction. We study one particularly important collective action problem: the environment. Using a large panel dataset covering 25...

This paper explores one potentially important channel through which immigration may drive support for extreme right-wing parties: the presence of immigrants in one's neighborhood. We study the case of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Under the leadership of Jörg Haider, this party increased...

This paper explores one potentially important channel through which immigration may drive support for extreme right-wing parties: the presence of immigrants in one's neighborhood. We study the case of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Under the leadership of Jörg Haider, this party increased...

This paper explores one potentially important channel through which immigration may drive support for extreme right-wing parties: the presence of immigrants in one s neighborhood. We study the case of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Under the leadership of Jörg Haider, this party increased...

This paper explores one potentially important channel through which immigration may drive support for extreme right-wing parties: the presence of immigrants in one's neighborhood. We study the case of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). Under the leadership of Jörg Haider, this party increased...

Does the presence of immigrants in one's neighbourhood affect voting for far right-wing parties? We study the case of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) which, under the leadership of Jörg Haider, increased its vote share from less than 5 percent in the early 1980s to 27 percent by the end of...

Das institutionelle Arrangement eines Landes ist zu einer Standortfrage und zu einer Frage der langfristigen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit einer Ökonomie geworden . Ein stabiles und günstiges makroökonomisches Umfeld ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für erfolgreiche wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit von...

Das institutionelle Arrangement eines Landes ist zu einer Standortfrage und zu einer Frage der langfristigen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit einer Ökonomie geworden . Ein stabiles und günstiges makroökonomisches Umfeld ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für erfolgreiche wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit von...