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Democracy, dictatorship and the cultural transmission of political values

Ticchi, Davide; Verdier, Thierry; Vindigni, Andrea - 2013

We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the role of political culture and of its interaction with political institutions. Political culture reflects the extent of individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy...

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An empirical analysis of trade-related redistribution and the political viability of free trade

Lake, James; Millimet, Daniel L. - 2014

undermine the political viability of free trade. We show that trade-related redistribution increases the political viability of … free trade in the US. We do so by assessing the causal effect of expected redistribution associated with the US Trade …. We find that a one standard deviation increase in redistribution leads to more than a 3% point increase in the …

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Unintended consequences : can the rise of the educated class explain the revival of protectionism?

Giordani, Paolo; Mariani, Fabio - 2020

extent of redistribution. In this setting, trade liberalization is politically viable as long as the losers from trade are … may be limited political support for redistribution, and those who are left behind by globalization - namely unskilled … - by favoring the ascent of the educated class and thus eroding the political support for redistribution - may ultimately …

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Factor shares, redistribution and growth in a captured democracy

Vindigni, Andrea - 2024

A model of endogenous growth is presented, based on productive public expenditures, and featuring some degree of income inequality, and polarization in policy preferences. The main innovation lays in the political process determining capital taxation that relies, both on voting and on "influence...

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Alberto Alesina (1957-2020) : man, researcher, Professor of Economics, popularizer

Vindigni, Andrea - 2023

This paper offers an overview of Alberto Alesina's life and of his scholarly work (§ 1 and 2). It will be argued, that Alberto would have entirely deserved the award of the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, except only for his premature passing away. His foundational contribution was the...

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Less welfare or fewer foreigners? : immigrant inflows and public opinion towards redistribution and migration policy

Murard, Elie - 2017

I examine the effect of immigrant inflows in Europe on natives' individual attitudes towards redistribution and … favor lower (higher) levels of redistribution. …

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How should capital be taxed? : theory and evidence from Sweden

Bastani, Spencer; Waldenström, Daniel - 2018

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of capital taxation in advanced economies with a focus on the Swedish experience. We synthesize the existing theoretical literature, present facts about the capital stock and its distribution, review current capital tax practices and...

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Dictatorship, higher education, and social mobility

Bautista, María Angélica; González, Felipe; … - 2024

. We focus on the 1973 coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile. The Pinochet dictatorship's aims of political …

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Empowerment or indoctrination? : female training programs under dictatorship

González, Felipe; Prem, Mounu; Dessauer, Cristine von - 2024

Autocrats often control social organizations to disseminate their ideology. We examine the Pinochet dictatorship in … for women as mothers and housewives. Partnering with higher education institutions, the dictatorship delivered training … participation among women directly exposed during the dictatorship and their daughters raised in democracy. …

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A theory of military dictatorships

Acemoglu, Daron (contributor); Ticchi, Davide (contributor); … - 2008

not sufficient, the military can take action against a nondemocratic regime in order to create its own dictatorship. A …

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