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THE HUNGARIAN CRISIS: AN AUSTRIAN SCHOOL EXPLANATION [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2013
The Hungarian model was heralded as one of the most successful post-socialist way of integration into the globalised world economy and European economic area in the nineties.
Andras Toth
doaj  

Bonds on the Ballot: What Voters (Don't) Know About Debt Financing and Why It Matters

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract American subnational governments commonly require voters to approve bond proposals, reflecting historical concerns about legislative shortsightedness. Yet voters need an understanding of how bond financing works to make choices consistent with preferences. Existing literature makes it unclear whether voters have such knowledge.
Shanna Pearson‐Merkowitz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons on State and Local Income Taxes From the Twenty‐First Century and Challenges for the Future

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract I survey recent research on subnational income tax policy, arguing that a defining feature is geography. Geographic boundaries limit the power of subnational governments to tax people and activities. The article discusses where income should be taxed and the effects of these tax rules on the interjurisdictional mobility of people and jobs.
David R. Agrawal
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of Proactive State Monitoring of Local Government Debt Issuance

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract Debt monitoring rules are a type of fiscal rule that allows states to proactively oversee their local government borrowing. This study examines how these rules impact local borrowing costs using a mixed‐methods approach. It reviews state codes to classify debt monitoring features and creates a rigor index to measure state involvement.
Justina Jose
wiley   +1 more source

Nash implementation of supermajority rules

open access: yesInternational Journal of Game Theory
AbstractA committee of n experts from a university department must choose whom to hire from a set of m candidates. Their honest judgments about the best candidate must be aggregated to determine the socially optimal candidates. However, experts’ judgments are not verifiable.
openaire   +3 more sources

Buying Supermajorities in Finite Legislatures [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Political Science Review, 2000
I analyze the finite-voter version of the Groseclose and Snyder vote-buying model. I identify how the optimal coalition size varies with the underlying preference parameters; derive necessary and sufficient conditions for minimal majority and universal coalitions to form; and show that the necessary condition for minimal majorities found in Groseclose ...
openaire   +2 more sources

A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature

open access: yesAnnals of Hepatology
The principal limitations of the terms NAFLD and NASH are the reliance on exclusionary confounder terms and the use of potentially stigmatising language.
Mary E. Rinella   +52 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unintended Consequences of Fiscal Governance Rules on the Long‐Term Financial Position of State Governments

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fiscal governance rules are viewed as prudent tools that promote balanced budgets, lower tax burdens, and ensure modest use of long‐term debt. However, these rules can create incentives that inadvertently worsen the government's long‐term financial position. Focusing on unfunded retiree benefits and long‐term debt, this study finds that states
Sharon N. Kioko
wiley   +1 more source

Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence

open access: yesPolicy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Research on unequal responsiveness has shown that policies tend to align more closely with the preferences of high‐income citizens than low‐income citizens. Using comparative data on opinions and policies, we suggest that this inequality primarily results from status quo bias; asymmetric blocking power drives unequal congruence rather than ...
Mikael Persson, Anders Sundell
wiley   +1 more source

International Legitimation of Authoritarianism: Venezuela's United Nations General Assembly Discourse and Domestic Power Consolidation (1999–2023)

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the Venezuelan government defended the gradual transformation of the country's political system from democracy to authoritarianism in an international forum. Building on the concept of international legitimation strategies, we qualitatively analyse Venezuelan government speeches at the United Nations General Assembly (
Felipe Jaramillo Ruiz, Osmel Osuna
wiley   +1 more source

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