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Gandal, Neil; Roccas, Sonia; Sagiv, Lilach; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Economists often play crucial roles in designing and implementing public policies; thus it is of importance to better … understand the values that underlie their decisions. We explore the value hierarchies of economists in four studies: The first … organization and work orientation. Taken together, our findings indicate that economists have a distinctive pattern of value …

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Good Neighbours / Bad Citizens: Personal Value Priorities of Economists

Gandal, Neil; Roccas, Sonia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Several recent studies found that the behaviour of economists was less cooperative than the behaviour of non-economists …. Other studies found, however, that economists behaved no differently than other individuals. In this Paper, we study this … priorities reported by students of economics are different from those reported by students from other fields: Economists …

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What is the Value Added by Caseworkers?

Lechner, Michael; Smith, Jeffrey - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

We investigate the allocation of unemployed individuals to different subprograms within Swiss active labour market policy by the caseworkers at local employment offices in Switzerland in 1998. We are particularly interested in whether the caseworkers allocate the unemployed to services in ways...

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Crime and Police Resources: The Street Crime Initiative

Machin, Steve; Marie, Olivier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this paper we look at links between police resources and crime in a different way to the existing economics of crime work. To do so we focus on a large-scale policy intervention - the Street Crime Initiative - that was introduced in England and Wales in 2002. This allocated additional...

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On Robust Constitution Design

Auriol, Emmanuelle; Gary-Bobo, Robert J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We study a class of representation mechanisms, based on reports made by a random subset of agents, called representatives, in a collective choice problem with quasi-linear utilities. We do not assume the existence of a common prior probability describing the distribution of preference types. In...

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Wealth and Inheritance in the Long Run

Piketty, Thomas; Zucman, Gabriel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This article offers an overview of the empirical and theoretical research on the long run evolution of wealth and inheritance. Wealth-income ratios, inherited wealth, and wealth inequalities were high in the 18th-19th centuries up untilWorldWar 1, then sharply dropped during the 20th century...

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Incumbency Advantage in Non-Democracies

Egorov, Georgy; Sonin, Konstantin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

In elections that take place in a less-than-perfect democracy, incumbency advantages are different from those in mature democracies. The incumbent can prevent credible challengers from running, organize vote fraud, or even physically eliminate the main opponents. At the same time, formally...

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Competing on Good Politicians

Galasso, Vincenzo; Nannicini, Tommaso - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

Is electoral competition good for political selection? To address this issue, we introduce a theoretical model in which ideological parties select candidates between party loyalists and experts, and allocate them into the electoral districts. Non-ideological voters, who care about national and...

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Kleptocracy and Divide-and-Rule: A Model of Personal Rule

Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A; Verdier, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

Many developing countries have suffered under the personal rule of ‘kleptocrats’, who implement highly inefficient economic policies, expropriate the wealth of their citizens, and use the proceeds for their own glorification or consumption. The incidence of kleptocracy is a serious...

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One Money, but Many Fiscal Policies in Europe: What Are the Consequences?

Uhlig, Harald - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper outlines some issues regarding the interaction of independent fiscal authorities and one central bank in the European monetary union. It points out the possibilities for coordination failures, ranging everywhere from potentially excessive deficits and free-riding problems to...

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