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The European Commission : appointment, preferences, and institutional relations

Napel, Stefan (contributor); Widgrén, Mika (contributor) - 2007

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A political disconnect? : evidence from voting on EU trade agreements

Conconi, Paola; Cucu, Florin; Gallina, Federico; … - 2024

The European Union (EU) has long been accused of suffering from a “democratic deficit.” The European Parliament (EP), the only EU institution directly elected by citizens, is seen as having limited powers. Moreover, its members (MEPs) are often portrayed as unresponsive to the interests of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015077837

Reciprocity networks and the participation problem

Dufwenberg, Martin; Patel, Amrish - 2014

Reciprocity can be a powerful motivation for human behaviour. Scholars argue that it is relevant in the context of private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The interaction of reciprocity with cost-sharing is critical....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010383392

Civic engagement as a constraint on corruption

Kamei, Kenju; Putterman, Louis G.; Tabero, Katy; Tyran, … - 2024

Corruption is the great disease of government. It undermines the efficiency of the public sector in many countries around the world. We experimentally study civic engagement (CE) as a constraint on corruption when incentives are stacked against providing CE. We show that CE is powerful in...

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Beyond the veil of ignorance : the influence of direct democracy on the shadow economy

Schneider, Friedrich; Teobaldelli, Désirée - 2012

In this paper we analyze the influence of direct democratic institutions on the size and development of the shadow economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the shadow economy. Countries where direct democratic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503812

Why are women less democratic than men? : evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries

García-Peñalosa, Cecilia; Konte, Maty - 2013

A substantial literature has examined the determinants of support for democracy and although existing work has found a gender gap in democratic attitudes, there have been no attempts to explain it. In this paper we try to understand why females are less supportive of democracy than males in a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222986

Political socialization in flux? : linking family non-intactness during childhood to adult civic engagement

Hener, Timo; Rainer, Helmut; Siedler, Thomas - 2012

Over the last several decades, there has been a widespread decrease in civic engagement coinciding with a breakdown in traditional family structures in many countries throughout the developed world. According to Putnam in Bowling alone (2000), however, none of the major declines in civic...

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Democratic participation and the size of regions : an empirical study using data on German counties

Seitz, Helmut (contributor) - 2008

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Beyond Bentham : measuring procedural utility

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2001

. We find that participation rights provide more procedural utility in terms of a feeling of self-determination and … influence than actual participation. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398899

Political participation and the welfare state

Borck, Rainald - 2018

A large literature has claimed that higher political participation increases welfare spending. In this paper, I review … this literature. I study the theoretical link between participation and redistributive spending. Then, I survey the … empirical literature on the link between education, income and political participation, as well as that between political …

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