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Representative policymakers? A behavioural experiment with French politicians
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract This study leverages an online behavioural experiment to analyse whether politicians' decisions align with citizens' preferences and with citizens' decisions within the same decision environment. We recruited 760 local politicians and 655 non‐politicians in France to participate as policymakers in a taxation‐redistribution game.
Roberto Brunetti, Matthieu Pourieux
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Catalonia’s referendum: four views on whether the vote should go ahead [PDF]
, 2017 The Catalan government has announced plans to hold a referendum on independence from Spain on 1 October. However, the Spanish government has argued that such a referendum would be unconstitutional and it is still unclear whether the vote will take place.
Borrell Porta, Mireia +3 more
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Direct democracy and political extremism
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract We study how citizens' right to directly decide on policies through popular initiatives affects the attractiveness of extreme candidates in representative elections. In our theoretical framework, single prominent policy issues on which individual voters hold extreme views get a large weight in their assessment of candidates, thereby favouring ...
Nicolas Schreiner, Alois Stutzer
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Economic considerations play only a limited role in explaining support for Catalonian independence, but could be crucial in deciding the final outcome [PDF]
, 2015 The Scottish independence referendum saw economic considerations prove decisive, with the Yes campaign never fully convincing the electorate that voting for independence would bring with it greater prosperity. In Catalonia, a similar debate is under way,
Muñoz, Jordi, Tormos, Raül
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International Journal of Communication, 2018 How can emergent democracies engage rural and mobile citizens in deliberative democracy? This article analyzes the ways that Mongolia’s two national referenda, the 1945 vote for independence and the 2015 referendum on mining contracts, attempted to ...
Allison Hahn
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Reputation and Asset Prices: Evidence From Trump Real Estate
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of brand reputation on asset prices by exploiting the prominence of Donald Trump in Manhattan real estate. Our quasi‐experiment identifies a 14.5% discount to condominiums in Trump‐branded buildings after controversies surrounding Trump's presidential candidacy began in June 2015 up to 2022.
Marlene Koch, Simon Stehle, Rémi Vivès
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Why has Brexit failed to boost support for Scottish independence? [PDF]
, 2017 In the immediate aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, several opinion polls showed a majority of people in Scotland would vote for independence in a hypothetical second referendum. However, as Sean Swan writes, the polling in recent months has
Swan, Sean
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Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine how US cross‑listing shapes the sensitivity of non‑US firms’ home‑market liquidity to economic policy uncertainty (EPU). Using a matched global panel of 1894 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and comparable non‐cross‑listed firms from 20 countries between 1997 and 2024, we separately identify the effects of home‑country EPU and US
Fnu Pratima, Sanjiv Sabherwal
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Improving Online Political Engagement for Effective Public Engagement [PDF]
, 2015 This Policy Brief draws on the author’s research of online social media discourse during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. It aims to stimulate classroom discussion and awareness of how to improve online literacy for effective political and ...
Shephard, Mark
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article is an extended review of Jeffrey Ian Ross's student textbook, ‘Introduction to Convict Criminology’. The review tackles critical issues emerging in convict criminology and the wider lived experience movement. The review engages with various approaches taken by Ross, in particular the book's focus on his own contributions to ...
Rod Earle
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