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The Economic Effects of Direct Democracy – A First Global Assessment [PDF]
This is the first study that assesses the economic effects of direct democratic institutions on a cross country basis. Its results are based on up to six new measures produced to reflect the legislative basis for using direct democratic institutions as ...
Jens Müller+2 more
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A visible light‐responsive polyacrylamide‐azobenzene hydrogel enables safe, reversible stiffness control for studying cell mechanobiology without harmful UV exposure. This approach reveals stem cells respond rapidly to mechanical changes, showing altered shape and protein distribution within one hour.
Aafreen Ansari+11 more
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Organic Architecture and Direct Democracy: Claude Bragdon's Festivals of Song and Light
Jon Massey
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Diffusion in Direct Democracy: The Effect of Political Information on Proposals for Tax and Expenditure Limits in the U.S. States [PDF]
Ellen Seljan, Nicholas Weller
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The Impact of Direct Democracy and Local Autonomy on Tax Morale in Switzerland [PDF]
This paper analyses the impact of direct democracy and local autonomy on tax morale and the size of the shadow economy. We use two different data sets on tax morale at the individual level (World Values Survey and International Social Survey Programme ...
Benno Torgler
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Does Democracy Make You Happy? Multilevel Analysis of Self-rated Happiness in Indonesia
The linkage between democracy and citizen happiness in developing countries is rarely examined. This study examines the link between democracy and citizen happiness in Indonesia, a new emerging democratic country in South East Asia.
SUJARWOTO SUJARWOTO
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This research investigates an electro‐active chiral optical response (EACOR)‐driven dual‐channel metasurfaces with fast electrical switching rates of 52 ms, and a low operating voltage of 0.5 V. The combination of polyaniline (PANI) thin film and the exceptional topological (ET) phase of chiral gold (Au) meta‐atoms modulate holographic images through ...
Jaekyung Kim+4 more
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e-Pluribus Unum: Direct Democracy through Peer Production [PDF]
Alexander Furnas
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Ozone‐based gas‐phase metal‐assisted chemical etching enables unprecedented room‐temperature fabrication of high‐quality silicon nanowires. The superior oxidation potential of O3 drives rapid vertical etching (1 µm min−1) while maintaining exceptional structural integrity. The pristine nanowire surfaces enable high‐performance core‐shell photodetectors
Hyein Cho+11 more
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Happiness, Economy and Institutions [PDF]
A cross-regional econometric analysis suggests that institutional factors in the form of direct democracy (via initiatives and referenda) and of federal structure (local autonomy) systematically and sizeably raise s elf-reported individual well-being ...
Alois Stutzer, Bruno S. Frey
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