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LeShane, James C. - 2010

No one would argue that the economy in the United States has been faltering in recent years; due in part to global factors, and even with stimulus plans offered by the Federal Government, there is increased burden on states to find forms of revenue. More and more, states must compete not only...

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Politische Ökonomik der Staatsverschuldung : Erklärungsmodelle und ihre empirische Überprüfung

Weisser, Stephan - 2006

Die Staatsverschuldung vieler industrialisierter Länder hat seit Anfang der siebziger Jahre drastisch zugenommen. Zwar waren die meisten Länderhaushalte in der Zeit vom Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis in die frühen siebziger Jahre durch eine deutliche Abnahme der Staatsverschuldung...

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Incentive Contracts for Politicians

Liessem, Verena - 2003

election mechanism with these contracts is a new idea to make politicians more accountable. Two types of incentive contracts … Verträge sollen die durch die Wahl ausgeübte Kontrolle der Politiker unterstützen.Es werden zwei Arten von Anreizverträgen …

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Essays on the Theory of Productive Government Activity and Economic Growth

Kühnel, Johanna - 2010

This dissertation contributes to the theoretical understanding of the determinants and consequences of productive government activity for the economic performance of a countrys economy. Chapter 2 gives a comprehensive survey of the recent theoretical literature on the link between productive...

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Democracy, Crises, and Misconceptions

Beilharz, Hans-Jörg - 2005

We consider misconceptions about the functioning of the economy as one possible explanation for the emergence of crises in democracies. Furthermore, we study a political process which may lead to successful reform. First of all, we show that voters can make inefficient decisions concerning...

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Essays in the theory of voting power

Steffen, Frank - 2002

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Die Bedeutung der hollowing-out Hypothese vor dem Hintergrund einer polit-ökonomischen Analyse der Wechselkursregimewahl

Pfeifer, Günther - 2005

Wechselkursregime, langfristig tragbar sind. Mitte der 90er Jahre fand diese Sichtweise in der Debatte um die Wahl des geeigneten … zu bekräftigen. Statt der herkömmlichen Herangehensweise zur Begründung der Wahl von Wechselkursregimen, wird hierzu ein … Ausführungen von Teil 1 der Arbeit, dass die Wahl des Wechselkursregimes keineswegs nur durch ökonomische sondern auch politisch …

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A comprehensive approach for currency crises theories stressing the role of the anchor country

Ganz, Verena - 2008

The approach is based on the finding that new generations of currency crises theories always had developed ex post after popular currency crises. Discussing the main theories of currency crises shows their disparity: The First Generation of currency crises models argues based on the assumption...

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Foreign Exchange Market Interventions: New Empirical Views of Emerging Markets

Brause, Alexander F. - 2010

Since the beginning, central banks have used a wide range of instruments to achieve their ultimate purpose of price stability. One measure in the authorities toolbox is a foreign exchange market intervention. The discussion about this instrument has come a long way. So far, the discussion...

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Export Promotion through Exchange Rate Policy: Exchange Rate Depreciation or Stabilization?

Fang, WenShwo; Lai, YiHao; Miller, Stephen M. - 2005

Exchange rate movements affect exports in two ways -- its depreciation and its variability (risk). A depreciation raises exports, but the associated exchange rate risk could offset that positive effect. The present paper investigates the net effect for eight Asian countries using a dynamic...

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