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Equitable representation in the councils of the United Nations : theory and application

Gould, Matthew; Rablen, Matthew - 2013

We develop a theoretical framework for equity in council voting games (CVGs). In a CVG, a fully representative voting …

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A gate to the world for all? : the reaction of neighborhoods in Hamburg to refugee housings

Endrich, Marek - 2022

This paper analyses the political reaction of residents to refugee housings in their neighborhood. The city of Hamburg, Germany, experienced between 2014 and 2021 large refugee inflows that required many new housings. Openings of refugee housings led to an increase in the vote share of...

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The men who weren't even there : legislative voting with absentees

Kóczy, László Á.; Pintér, Miklós - 2011

Voting power in voting situations is measured by the probability of changing decisions by altering the cast 'yes' or … change decisions. This theory is often applied to weighted voting situations, where voters can cast multiple votes. Measuring … reected by a voting game that is not any more simple. We use data from Scotland, Hungary and a number of other countries both …

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Political repression and child labor : theory and empirical evidence

Maffei, Sandro; Raabe, Nikolai; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2004

Most normative studies on child labor arrive at the conclusion that child labor is detrimental to social welfare. Child labor is, however, still prevalent in many developing countries even though in many of these countries it is forbidden by law. In this paper we develop a political-economic...

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Terrorism and the State

Konrad, Kai A. - 2011

This paper considers terrorism as an extortion activity. It uses tools from the theory of extortion and from conflict theory to describe how terrorism works, why terrorism is a persistent phenomenon, why terrorism is a violent phenomenon, and how retaliation affects the outcome. The analysis...

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The Political Economy of Carbon Securities and Environmental Policy

Polborn, Sarah - 2014

Taking a political economy perspective this paper proposes an alternative carbon abatement policy instrument with significant advantages over existing policy instruments. The key feature of the proposed carbon securities is that they entitle their owners to a fixed proportion of ex ante unknown...

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Migration and Institutional Development

Peng, Baochun - 2009

This paper argues that migration could trigger institutional development in the sending country. It is shown that the existence of rent-seeking institutions not only hinders the adoption of a more efficient technology, it also reinforces itself; while the possibility of migrating to a more...

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Fragile Markets : An Experiment on Judicial Independence

Arruñada, Benito; Casari, Marco - 2018

Contract enforcement does not only affect single transactions but the market as a whole. We compare alternative institutions that allocate enforcement rights to the different parties to a credit transaction: either lenders, borrowers, or judges. Despite all parties having incentives to enforce...

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The Architecture of Smart Intelligence : Structuring and Overseeing Agencies in the Post-9/11 World

Joseph O'Connell, Anne - 2007

The changes to the intelligence community and its congressional overseers recommended by the 9/11 and WMD Commissions, both those implemented and those not adopted, raise fundamental questions of administrative and constitutional law. These questions cut to the heart of the federal government's...

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Political Institutions, State Capabilities and Public Policy : International Evidence

Scartascini, Carlos G.; Stein, Ernesto; Tommasi, Mariano - 2011

This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of policies (e.g., size of government deficits) or countries’ formal institutions (e.g., political...

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