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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

Climate shocks, democratization and (a culture of) cooperation

open access: yesEconomica, EarlyView.
Abstract While the direct economic effects of adverse climate shocks are well known, their indirect institutional impact is still poorly understood. To clarify this, we test the idea that adverse climate shocks push time‐inconsistent elites to enact inclusive political institutions, and non‐elites to embrace strong norms of cooperation.
Giacomo Benati, Carmine Guerriero
wiley   +1 more source

Immigration and Majority Voting on Income Redistriubtion-Is there a Case for Opposition from Natives? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the effect of immigration on the level of income redistribution via majority voting on the income tax. As a main result, we derive multiple tax equilibria if immigrants are allowed to vote and the skill composition of natives is not ...
Karin Mayr
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Idiosyncratic Political Risk and Bad News Hoarding

open access: yesFinancial Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Managers may respond to greater political risk by suppressing unfavorable news from outsiders to manage investors’ perceptions about firm risk and protect their careers. However, they may also avoid engaging in bad news hoarding activities because exposure to political risk increases firm visibility and attracts greater scrutiny. Using a novel
Gonul Colak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Direct Democracy in the European Union [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, the introduction of direct-democratic decision-making in all EU decisions is considered when it is feasible without prohibitively increasing decision-making costs.
Gebhard Kirchgässner, Lars P. Feld
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Poetry, citizenship and diplomacy: The case of Western Sahara

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article argues for greater consideration of the role of poetry and poets in diplomacy and as a medium for the recognition of contested citizenships. We take Western Sahara, the site of an ongoing anti‐colonial war, as our case study and explore how Saharawi poets engage foreign publics in their national struggle to become citizens ...
Joanna Allan, Moiti Mohamed Azrouk
wiley   +1 more source

Translating sanctuary: Politics of solidarity in a bilingual and plurinational context

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The paper examines the significance of translating sanctuary in an officially bilingual (and multilingual in practice) national polity. By examining the different meanings of the translation of 'sanctuary' into ‘lloches’ and ‘noddfa’ in Welsh, we outline the different openings for more nuanced understandings of ‘host’/‘guest’ relations ...
Catrin Wyn Edwards, Rhys Dafydd Jones
wiley   +1 more source

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