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Exploring the influence of electoral political orientation on health outcomes: a scoping review. [PDF]

Cad Saude Publica
Mejía JFR, Boing AF, Peres MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Local electoral rules and political participation [PDF]

The paper investigates the effect of local electoral rules on the political participation of the residents, as reflected in voter turnout. It focuses on Italy, where municipal voting schemes are differentiated by the size of the city: a single ballot ...
Guido De Blasio, Guglielmo Barone
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Gubernatorial Re‐Election Incentives, Local Investment Bias, and Pension Fund Performance

Journal of Corporate Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of gubernatorial re‐election incentive and political factors on US public pension funds from 1990 to 2022. Our empirical analysis finds no significant overall relationship between gubernatorial re‐election incentives and local bias in the full sample.
Hongxian Zhang, Liang Guo, Jun (Maggie) Hao, Yu (Steve) Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Election Nail" - A Nail Providing Electoral Integrity Mechanism. [PDF]

Acta Derm Venereol
Szepietowska M, Verma S, Jaworek AK, Szepietowski JC.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Citizens’ Freedom to Choose Representatives: Ballot Structure, Proportionality and “Fragmented” Parliaments [PDF]

The analysis of the political consequences of electoral laws has emphasized how individual characteristics of the electoral system (electoral formulas, district magnitude, ballot structure) affect the degree of parliament “fragmentation” and ...
João Andrade e Silva, Paulo Trigo Pereira   +1 more
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U.S. Multinational Corporations’ Initial Income‐Shifting Response to the TCJA

Journal of Corporate Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT I find U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) responded to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 by increasing income shifted to foreign sources in the first two years following the effective date. Financially constrained MNCs increased income shifting more, while higher operational uncertainty MNCs increased income shifting less than other
Tyler P. Johnson
wiley   +1 more source

Public Health in the Political Sphere: Zero-Fare Public Transportation as a Case Study and Call to Action. [PDF]

Health Educ Behav
Carson J, Carlson J, Grimes A, Berkley-Patton J, Allsworth JE, Prochnow T, Abreu H, Oliveira RB, Lightner JS.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of factors impacting electoral integrity in Africa between 2006-2023 - Examining the association between free and fair election and rule of law. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ikoko MO, Latif D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Varieties of Democracy Aid Approaches: The Role of Donors' Domestic Ideology

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After the end of the Cold War, DAC donors increased their efforts of democracy promotion in developing countries. Among other instruments, DAC donors increasingly use democracy aid to improve democracy abroad. However, DAC donors differ in their allocation and delivery strategy of democracy aid.
Jean‐Baptiste Puginier
wiley   +1 more source