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Tacit Lobbying Agreements: An Experimental Study

Großer, Jens; Reuben, Ernesto; Tymula, Agnieszka - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

We experimentally study the common wisdom that money buys political influence. In the game, one lobbyist has the opportunity to influence redistributive tax policies in her favor by transferring money to two competing candidates. The success of the lobbying investment depends on whether or not...

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Gender Differences in Attitudes Towards Competition: Evidence from the Italian Scientific Qualification

De Paola, Maria; Ponzo, Michela; Scoppa, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

-confidence and women's fear of discrimination: the lower tendency to enter competition is especially relevant for women in the lower …; furthermore, women are less likely to apply for promotion in fields in which promotions of females in the past were rare. …

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The Impact of Incumbency on Turnout: Evidence from Italian Municipalities

Benedetto, Marco Alberto De; De Paola, Maria - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We analyze how having an incumbent among candidates affects electoral turnout. We use a rich data set providing information on the electoral results of Italian municipal elections over the period 1993-2011. Endogeneity issues are handled through an instrumental variable approach using the mayor...

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Men Vote in Mars, Women Vote in Venus: A Survey Experiment in the Field

Galasso, Vincenzo; Nannicini, Tommaso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

increases men's turnout, but has no effect on women. Females, however, vote more for the opponent and less for the incumbent …

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To Segregate or to Integrate: Education Politics and Democracy

Doepke, Matthias; Croix, David de la - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

public schooling. We develop a theory which integrates private education and fertility decisions with voting on public …

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Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie: Ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?

Sunde, Uwe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

eine Demokratie erst ermöglicht? Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die jüngere empirische Literatur zur Frage der …

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How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign

Kendall, Chad; Nannicini, Tommaso; Trebbi, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Rational voters update their subjective beliefs about candidates' attributes with the arrival of information, and subsequently base their votes on these beliefs. Information accrual is, however, endogenous to voters' types and difficult to identify in observational studies. In a large scale...

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Does Money Make People Right-Wing and Inegalitarian? A Longitudinal Study of Lottery Winners

Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

voting is driven partly by human self-interest. Money apparently makes people more right-wing. …

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Mr. Rossi, Mr. Hu and Politics: The Role of Immigration in Shaping Natives' Political Preferences

Barone, Guglielmo; D'Ignazio, Alessio; de Blasio, Guido; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We analyze the impact of immigration on voting. Using Italian municipality data and IV estimation strategy, we find …

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Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country

Cesur, Resul; Mocan, Naci - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

men or women. The impact of education on religiosity and voting preference is not working through migration, residential … secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a … religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and increases the tendency for modernity. Education reduces women …

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