Institutions are common predictors of voter turnout. Most research in this field focuses on cross-country comparisons of voting systems, like the impact of compulsory voting or registration systems. Fewer efforts have been devoted to understand the role of local institutions and their impact on...

This article analyses how the presence of a dominant group of voters within the electorate affects voter turnout. Theoretically, we argue that both the absolute size and the relative power of a dominant group influence voters' decision-making process. The former effect derives from increased...

Institutions are common predictors of voter turnout. Most research in this field focuses on cross-country comparisons of voting systems, like the impact of compulsory voting or registration systems. Fewer efforts have been devoted to understand the role of local institutions and their impact on...

This article analyses how the presence of a dominant group of voters within the electorate affects voter turnout. Theoretically, we argue that both the absolute size and the relative power of a dominant group influence voters' decision-making process. The former effect derives from increased...

This article analyses how the presence of a dominant group of voters within the electorate affects voter turnout. Theoretically, we argue that both the absolute size and the relative power of a dominant group influence voters' decision-making process. The former effect derives from increased...

Wirtschaftspolitische Maßnahmen, darunter auch die regionale Wirtschaftspolitik, bedürfen der regelmäßigen Evaluation der daraus resultierenden Effekte. Das Sächsische Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (SMWA) hat im März 2009 das Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH)...

Stadtentwicklungspolitische Maßnahmen haben einen wesentlichen Einfluß auf wirtschaftliche Stellgrößen, insbesondere auf die Investitions- und Ansiedlungsentscheidungen privater Unternehmen und Haushalte; darüber hinaus gibt es weitere Effekte, u. a. auf die Immobilienwerte, die lokale und...