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international peace and security. Members vote on issues of global importance and consequently receive perks - election to the UNSC … predicts, for instance, World Bank and IMF loans. But who gets elected to the UNSC? Addressing this question empirically is not … candidates while the latter ratifies them. Using an original multiple discrete choice model to analyze a dataset of 180 elections …
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individuals, using micro-data from the World Values Survey, covering 38 countries, to investigate trust in international … increases trust in developing and transition countries. A stronger identification with the world as a whole also leads to a …
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We investigate voting behavior on human rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Our central question is whether countries with a low human rights record systematically oppose human rights resolutions. An instrumental account of voting would suggest that these countries aim to...
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World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated - such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …
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World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated - such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …
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World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated - such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …
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Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power. Groups of six subjects with differing votes divide a fixed purse by majority rule in online chat rooms. Earnings proxy for measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting...
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female and male candidates and how different candidate traits relate to success in real and hypothetical elections. We have … success in real elections better than evaluations of competence, intelligence, likability, or trustworthiness. The beauty …
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This paper analyzes the effects of parliamentary election cycles on the Turkish banking system. Using annual bank … bank assets, liabilities and financial performance across different stages of the parliamentary election cycle. However, we … before, during or after elections. Our estimates also show that government-owned banks underperform their domestic and …
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