We examine how populist governments influence political culture and economic outcomes. Some Austrian communities are governed by far-right populist mayors, directly elected by a majority of voters. We exploit close elections and find that the electorate becomes more polarized under populist...

Does electing female politicians increase women’s political representation? Using a difference-in-differences design on a comprehensive cross-national dataset, we find that the first election of a female incumbent systematically increases the share of women in government. To address selection...

Populist-led countries tend to experience lower economic growth and less integration into the global economy compared to countries not governed by populists. Recent studies at the municipal level provide convincing evidence of the impact of populists in office. During their tenure, populist...

Ursula Münch, Politische Akademie Tutzing, erklärt, dass Populisten und Extremisten für den eigenen Erfolg die Skepsis der Wählerschaft gegenüber dem parlamentarischen System und das Misstrauen gegenüber den seriösen Parteien für ihren eigenen Erfolg benötigen. Um dem Glaubwürdigkeits-...

Das ifo Local Election Lab (ifo LOCEL) referenziert für 354 der 400 größten deutschen Städte die Geometrien der Wahlbezirke bei der Bundestagswahl 2021 und verbindet diese Bezirke mit lokalen sozio-ökonomischen Daten. Wahlbezirke sind die kleinste administrative Einheit, für die...

We examine the extent to which government ideology has influenced monetary policy in OECD countries since the 1970s. In line with important changes in the global economy and differences across countries, regression results yield heterogeneous inferences depending on the time period and the...

We examine the extent to which government ideology has influenced monetary policy in OECD countries since the 1970s. In line with important changes in the global economy and differences across countries, regression results yield heterogeneous inferences depending on the time period and the...

Die öffentliche Debatte um den Solidaritätszuschlag nimmt gegenwärtig Fahrt auf. Am 9. August legte das Bundesfinanzministerium einen Gesetzesentwurf vor, der die Ergänzungsabgabe für gut 90% der Steuerzahler zurückführt. Dies soll durch die erhebliche Erhöhung der derzeit geltenden...

We examine how new airport infrastructure influences regional tourism. Identification is based on the conversion of a military air base into a regional commercial airport in the German state of Bavaria. The new airport opened in 2007 and promotes travelling to the touristic region Allgäu in the...