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

Public 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

Powerful representation of the poor? German welfare associations' narrative advocacy during COVID‐19

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sparked unprecedented experimentation in the German social assistance system, leading to changes previously considered impracticable by policymakers. This included a sanctions moratorium, easier access to benefits, and temporary cash transfers, all of which were advocated by welfare associations—key organized interests ...
Christopher Smith Ochoa
wiley   +1 more source

Partisanship, Deservingness, and the Attitudinal Policy Feedback Process for Social Policy

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In an era of identity‐based partisan polarization, we examine whether social policies can still generate positive attitudinal feedback among beneficiaries. Drawing on nationally representative survey data, we demonstrate that partisanship conditions the policy feedback process through divergent perceptions of group deservingness.
Chris Faricy, Christopher Ellis
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating the Power of the Purse—Fiscal Irresponsibility, Process Failures, and the New Constitutional Stress Test

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The federal government, and its budget process, are facing unprecedented challenges. The federal debt is at historic levels, the process is in disarray, and the constitutional balance of powers is being challenged as never before. The debt, driven by growth in entitlement spending, stands at $38 trillion and is projected to continue to grow if
Carolyn Bourdeaux, G. William Hoagland, Philip G. Joyce, Thomas S. Kahn, Elaine Y. Lu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical and chemical characterization of recycled glass sand for environmental restoration

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction We rely on coastal resources for food, water, and energy. However, over 75% of U.S. coastlines are eroding. Concurrently, the U.S. recycles less glass than other developed countries, landfilling hundreds of millions of tons every year.
Shehbaz Ahmad, Julie P. Vanegas, Nicholas Borne, Natalia Butler, Toby Mendels, Leah A. Michaeloff, Diego Molina, Mary Salvaggio, Samantha Tamayo, Franziska Trautmann, Nicholas Walton, Julie N. L. Albert   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fossil fuel feuds and the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) breaks new ground by clearly identifying fossil fuel production, licensing and subsidisation among the activities to which international climate change obligations apply, going as far as suggesting that such activities may ...
Harro van Asselt, Tejas Rao
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Structures, Political Change and Executive Turnover in State‐Owned Enterprises: Evidence From Chile

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To address the shortcomings associated with state ownership, countries have implemented various legal strategies to curb political influence in state‐owned enterprises. This research studies whether these strategies constrain the government's ability to use their appointment powers for political considerations.
Pablo Torres
wiley   +1 more source

How Well Do Governments Assess the Distributional Impacts of Policy?

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy makers are showing increased interest in understanding the impacts of public policies on subgroups of the population. We provide the first cross‐regional comparison of distributional analyses by examining 907 benefit–cost analyses (BCAs) in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union from 2016 through 2020.
Caroline Cecot, Robert W. Hahn, Eslem Imamoglu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formal Institutions and Corporate Tax Disclosures: A Cross‐Country Analysis

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of tax‐related formal institutions on corporate tax disclosures. Our theorizing, based on voluntary disclosure theory and institutional theory, highlights the cost–benefit analysis firms engage in to decide on corporate tax disclosures, where transparency enhances legitimacy but also entails risks like revealing ...
Reggy Hooghiemstra, Irene Burgers, Jos Offerein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Universal Cooperation: Domain‐Specific Mechanisms of Citizen Compliance Across Taxation, Health, and Environmental Regulation

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study challenges the assumption that cooperation mechanisms are uniform across policy domains by examining how trust and social norms influence personal commitment to cooperate (PCC) in taxation, public health, and environmental protection. Using data from 15 countries, we identify systematic differences that question universal regulatory
Michaela Assouline, Julia Elad‐Strenger, Yuval Feldman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source