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THE HUNGARIAN CRISIS: AN AUSTRIAN SCHOOL EXPLANATION [PDF]
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
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Bonds on the Ballot: What Voters (Don't) Know About Debt Financing and Why It Matters
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
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Lessons on State and Local Income Taxes From the Twenty‐First Century and Challenges for the Future
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
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An Analysis of Proactive State Monitoring of Local Government Debt Issuance
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
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Nash implementation of supermajority rules
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.
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Buying Supermajorities in Finite Legislatures [PDF]
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 ...
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A multisociety Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature
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
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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
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Blocking the Poor: Status Quo Bias in Policy Congruence
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
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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
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