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Management and performance in the public sector : evidence from german municipalities

Englmaier, Florian; Mühlheußer, Gerd; Roider, Andreas; … - 2023

We study management practices and performance in a representative sample of German municipalities, which provide the bulk of direct administrative services for citizens and firms in Germany. Surveyed municipalities differ substantially in their use of structured management practices, and this...

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Review of literature on the productivity of public capital

Hamalainen, Pellervo - 2009

This paper summarizes previous results on the productivity of public capital. In recent literature, Aschauer's (1989 …) estimate for the productivity of public capital is often considered too high and the size of the effect is still open to debate …. However, the positive effect of public capital on the productivity of the private sector is quite widely accepted. …

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Brandmauer - still alive! : empirical findings on support for the AfD by established parties in Eastern Germany (2019-2024)

Schroeder, Wolfgang; Ziblatt, Daniel; Bochert, Florian - 2025

For years, federal politicians from all established parties have categorically ruled out any cooperation with the Alternative for Germany (AfD), erecting a so-called "firewall" ("Brandmauer") against the party. Nevertheless, reports increasingly document instances where this firewall is eroding,...

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Brandmauer - is still alive! : empirische Ergebnisse zur Unterstützung der AfD in den ostdeutschen Kommunen durch etablierte Parteien (2019-2024)

Schroeder, Wolfgang; Ziblatt, Daniel; Bochert, Florian - 2024

Seit Jahren wird von Bundespolitikerinnen und -politikern aller etablierten Parteien eine Kooperation mit der AfD strikt ausgeschlossen - eine sogenannte "Brandmauer" zur AfD errichtet. Zugleich wird vermehrt über Fälle berichtet, in denen diese Brandmauer bröckelt und etablierte Parteien mit...

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The fiscal consequences of immigration : a study of local governments' expenditures

Virén, Matti E. E. - 2022

In this paper we examine how Finnish municipalities' expenditures depend on the share of citizens with foreign background out of the total population. Empirical analyses make use of Finnish panel data from 295 municipalities and 202 migrant nationalities for the period 1987- 2018. It turns out...

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Framing street vending in Guayaquil-Ecuador : from hegemonic discourses to a rights-based approach

Villacres, Lisette; Geenen, Sara - 2020

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Abordaje de la venta ambulante en Guayaquil - Ecuador : desde los discursos hegemónicos a un enfoque basado en los derechos

Villacrés, Lisette; Geenen, Sara - 2021

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Is the Brandmauer ("firewall") breaking from below? : party cooperation with the "Alternative for Germany (AfD)" in all German local government councils (2019-2024)

Schroeder, Wolfgang; Ziblatt, Daniel; Bochert, Florian - 2025

January 2025, for the first time in the postwar history of Germany's national parliament, a mainstream political party (the Christian Democratic Union) relied on the support of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion. This prompted intense public debate as many Germans worried that...

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Hält die Brandmauer? : eine gesamtdeutsche Analyse : wer unterstützt die AfD in den deutschen Kreistagen (2019-2024)

Schroeder, Wolfgang; Ziblatt, Daniel; Bochert, Florian - 2025

Nachdem im Deutschen Bundestag Ende Januar 2025 erstmals eine politische Mehrheit mit den Stimmen der AfD zustande kam, sind viele Deutsche besorgt, dass es bald weitergehende Kooperation mit der AfD geben könnte. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht unsere Studie den Stand der Brandmauer in...

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Citizen participation in urban policy: lessons based on Berlin and São Paulo experiences

Morais, Mariana - 2022

This paper explores how different means of citizen participation influence urban policies at the city level. The study considers four case studies in two cities, Berlin, Germany and Sao Paulo, Brazil, covering different stages of the policy cycle. Informed by the assessment of qualitative...

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