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Clueless Politicians [PDF]

open access: possibleSSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
We develop a model of policymaking in which a politician decides how much expertise to acquire or how informed to become about issues before interest groups engage in monetary lobbying. For a range of issues, the policymaker prefers to remain clueless about the merits of reform, even when acquiring expertise or better information is costless.
Christopher Cotton, Cheng Li
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The parody of politicians

2013 IEEE 4th International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom), 2013
The paper presents a model of parody, seen as distorted imitation of some object or person aimed at eliciting laughter. A qualitative analysis is presented of the parody of a politician by a comedian. The analysis is carried out through an annotation scheme that describes each sentence, gesture, gaze, facial expression of the parody, and finds out the ...
Francesca D'Errico, Isabella Poggi
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The Politician and His Banker [PDF]

open access: possibleSSRN Electronic Journal, 2008
Should the European Union grant state aid through an institution like the European Investment bank? This paper evaluates the efficiency of different measures for granting state aid. We use a theoretical model with firms that differ in their creditworthiness and compare different types of subsidies with indirect subsidization through public banks.
Hendrik Hakanes, Christa Hainz
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