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The Power of Renewal: Status Quo Bias Impacts Voter Approval of School Spending Referendums

open access: yesPublic Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract Status quo bias often impacts decisions about private goods and is hypothesized to influence voter choice. This paper offers a clean, direct, real‐world test of status quo bias's effect on voter support for school spending. We take advantage of a unique Minnesota rule that requires ballot language to disclose and distinguish between new and ...
Corey Lang, Rachel Ricchio
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing a novel method to support polarized citizens to sustain political dialogue

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article offers a novel quasi‐experimental method over two studies for exploring how individuals can navigate politically polarizing discussions to sustain dialogue. Study one (N = 28) involved in‐person, stimulus‐led interviews in England and Scotland to understand the dialogical political positions being adopted on the UK's post‐Brexit ...
Anthony English, Kesi Mahendran
wiley   +1 more source

A critical look at green energy policies

open access: yes
Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Lawrence Haar
wiley   +1 more source

Is That a Threat? How Types of Stakeholder and Reputational Threat Matter for Gaining Influence in Regulatory Rulemaking

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper assesses what type of comments are most useful to what type of stakeholder in gaining influence during public consultations. Theoretically, the paper approaches stakeholders' consultation comments as reputational threats from key audiences that the agency needs to respond to.
Rik Joosen
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of Energy Consumption and Labour Productivity in Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on International Trade

open access: yesThe World Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change can influence international trade through several mechanisms, including infrastructure damage, disruptions to energy systems and reductions in labour productivity. Recent evidence for the United States also suggests that energy consumption responses play a central role in transmitting the real effects of natural disasters. Using
Alejandra Martínez‐Martínez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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