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The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
wiley   +1 more source

The euro - what's in it for me? An economic analysis of the Swedish euro referendum of 2003 [PDF]

open access: yes
The Swedish referendum on the euro in September 2003 is an exceptional event for researchers of monetary unions and of European economic integration. Voters chose between maintaining the domestic currency, the krona, and replacing it with the euro, the ...
Jonas Vlachos, Lars Jonung
core  

Migrating to stay or commuting to work? How fairness perceptions and exposure shape attitudes toward labor migration

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing literature posits that attitudes toward immigration are shaped by the impact of migrants on native workers' wages and employment, as well as by various other material, cultural, and social concerns. However, empirically disentangling these influences can be challenging.
Lena Maria Schaffer, Gabriele Spilker
wiley   +1 more source

Common Pressures, Uneven Trajectories: The Variegated Europeanisation of Wage Regulation Institutions

open access: yesBritish Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The debate on whether national industrial relations (IR) are experiencing convergence is a long‐standing one. Recently, scholars argue that we are witnessing a neoliberal convergence of national IR, understood as an increase in employers’ discretion.
Vincenzo Maccarrone
wiley   +1 more source

El referèndum. Qüestions teòriques i de l'experiència italiana

open access: yesRevista Catalana de Dret Públic, 2008
Aquest assaig és fruit de la convicció que la tesi sostinguda habitualment, segons la qual el referèndum seria un instrument de democràcia directa, és errònia.
Massimo Luciani
doaj  

On the strategic use of representative democracy in international agreements [PDF]

open access: yes
We consider as endogenous the choice of the delegation' rule in a political integration process between two countries. We study three potential types of delegation: strong, weak or no delegation, this last case corresponding to a referendum. We show that
Grégoire Rota-Graziosi
core  

External validity of inferred attribute non‐attendance: Evidence from a laboratory experiment with real and hypothetical payoffs

open access: yesContemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We use attribute non‐attendance (ANA) models to analyze differences in laboratory experiments with real and hypothetical payoffs. In both payoff treatments, we find that the effect of the cost of an emissions permit on behavior differs if the cost is implicit or explicit. In inferred ANA models with the real payment data we find no evidence of
Tanga M. Mohr, John C. Whitehead
wiley   +1 more source

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