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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Studies show that procedural fairness in the form of equal representation has the potential to increase decision legitimacy. At the same time, several studies point to potential adverse effects, where, for instance, the equal inclusion of women in decision‐making bodies might serve to legitimize anti‐feminist decisions in particular.
Mattias Agerberg, Lena Wängnerud
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Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn +4 more
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The Certainty of Tax in Insolvency: Where Does the ATO Fit?
, 2011 There are several ways that the Commissioner of Taxation may indirectly obtain priority over unsecured creditors. This is contrary to the principle of pari passu, a principle endorsed by the 1988 Harmer Report as one that is a fundamental objective of the law of insolvency.
Brown, Catherine +2 more
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Mitigating policy uncertainty: What financial markets reveal about firm‐level lobbying
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Elections can lead to substantial policy changes and, thus, are a significant source of risk. Firms can respond to such policy uncertainty by lobbying, but it is hard to quantify whether they do so and, if so, how much lobbying benefits them. We construct a new dataset and leverage investors’ expectations of variability in stock returns in the
Kristy Buzard +2 more
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Climate exposure drives firm political behavior: Evidence from earnings calls and lobbying data
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract When and how do firms engage in climate politics? We argue that regulatory concerns, business opportunities, and physical risks activate policy preferences and lobbying efforts. We measure firm‐level exposure to opportunity, regulatory, and physical aspects of climate change based on discussion in quarterly earnings call transcripts for 11,705
Christian Baehr +2 more
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Endogenous coalition formation in policy debates
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Political actors form coalitions around their joint normative beliefs in order to influence the policy process on contentious issues such as climate change or population aging. Policy process theory maintains that learning within and across coalitions is a central predictor of policy change but has yet to explain how policy learning works ...
Philip Leifeld, Laurence Brandenberger
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Estate Tax: The Requirement of Certainty for Charitable Deductions [PDF]
California Law Review, 1942 openaire +1 more source
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose Diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening is essential to prevent vision loss, yet rising diabetes prevalence threatens to outpace ophthalmology capacity. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can triage retinal images to reduce clinician workload, but economic evidence from high‐income, tax‐funded health systems remains limited.
Lars Grønlykke +7 more
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The Case for a Pregnancy‐Specific Nicotine Policy
Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aims We aimed to evaluate the proposition that nicotine delivery by any means during pregnancy adversely affects the fetus and infant, review national policies on nicotine use in pregnancy across four high‐income countries and propose a coherent pregnancy‐specific nicotine policy framework.
Edwin A. Mitchell +2 more
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Tenuous (in)stability? Mixed policy feedback and its effects on climate policy in Australia and Canada. [PDF]
Policy SciLogg-Scarvell J, Patterson J.
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