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A Tale of Five PIIGS: Soft Budget Constraints and the EMU Sovereign Debt Crises 0 0 0 137 0 2 27 434
Appointed Public Officials and Local Favoritism: Evidence from the German States 0 0 0 35 0 0 9 164
Appointed Public Officials and Local Favoritism: Evidence from the German States 0 0 1 1 0 0 17 40
Appointed public officials and local favoritism: Evidence from the German states 0 0 0 25 0 2 24 80
Bailouts and austerity 0 0 0 53 0 0 19 164
Coalition governments, cabinet size, and the common pool problem: Evidence from the German states 0 0 0 101 0 2 16 437
Competitively Elected Women as Policy Makers 0 0 1 187 0 5 43 753
Creative Destruction and Fiscal Institutions: A Long-Run Case Study of Three Regions 0 0 0 110 0 1 13 380
Depressing Dependence? Transfers and Economic Growth in the German States, 1975-2005 0 0 0 25 0 1 19 113
Depressing dependence? Transfers and economic growth in the German States, 1975-2005 0 0 0 22 0 0 21 77
Did the Maastricht treaty matter for macroeconomic performance? 0 0 0 96 0 2 14 343
Direct democracy and local public finances under cooperative federalism 0 0 0 91 0 3 13 315
Do bailouts buy votes? Evidence from a panel of Hessian municipalities 0 0 1 41 1 2 20 132
Do municipal mergers reduce costs? Evidence from a German federal state 0 0 2 57 2 4 28 151
Do municipal mergers reduce costs? Evidence from a German federal state 0 0 1 65 1 3 26 180
Do municipal mergers result in scale economies? Evidence from a German federal state 0 0 0 34 1 1 17 189
Does the election of a female leader clear the way for more women in politics? 0 0 3 231 2 4 47 913
Electoral competition and endogenous political institutions: Quasi-experimental evidence from Germany 0 0 0 20 0 2 17 99
Electoral competition and endogenous political institutions: quasi-experimental evidence from Germany 0 0 0 29 0 2 10 123
Electoral thresholds and political outcomes: Quasi-experimental evidence from a reform in Germany 0 0 0 53 0 0 11 120
Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications 0 0 0 10 1 1 15 44
Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 16
Favoritism and firms: Micro evidence and macro implications 0 0 1 14 0 0 17 69
Favoritism by the governing elite 0 0 0 2 0 1 11 14
Favoritism by the governing elite 1 1 1 11 2 5 20 47
Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth in OECD Countries: Is there a Relationship? 0 1 3 473 1 2 21 1,158
Fiscal Federalism, Decentralization and Economic Growth: Survey and Meta-Analysis 0 1 5 279 2 8 40 783
Fiscal capacity and government accountability in sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 1 88 0 0 11 211
Fiscal decentralization, ideology, and the size of the public sector 0 0 1 91 0 0 11 305
Fiscal federalism, decentralization and economic growth: A meta-analysis 0 0 10 146 0 2 60 545
Globalization and the Composition of Public Education Expenditures: A Dynamic Panel Analysis 0 0 0 70 2 3 12 212
Globalization and the Composition of Public Education Expenditures: A Dynamic Panel Analysis 0 0 0 112 0 2 23 325
Globalization, Redistribution, and the Composition of Public Education Expenditures 0 0 0 99 0 0 15 451
Gold mining and education: a long-run resource curse in Africa? 0 0 0 102 16 21 51 351
Has Globalization Affected Collective Bargaining? An Empirical Test, 1980-2009 0 0 1 329 0 0 17 1,959
Identifying local tax mimicking: Administrative borders and a policy reform 0 0 0 88 2 2 20 207
Ideology and fiscal policy: quasi-experimental evidence from the German States 0 0 0 139 0 0 14 257
Monetary Integration, Soft Budget Constraints, and the EMU Sovereign Debt Crises 0 0 1 176 0 2 20 825
On the Link Between Fiscal Decentralization and Public Debt in OECD Countries 0 0 0 277 0 1 17 763
Political Selection When Uncertainty Is High 0 1 1 28 0 1 34 120
Political alignment and intergovernmental transfers in parliamentary systems: Evidence from Germany 0 0 0 120 2 2 23 401
Political favoritism and internal migration in Benin 0 0 0 14 0 0 17 32
Populist Policymakers 0 0 15 15 0 1 21 21
Public Education Spending in a Globalized World: Is there a Shift in Priorities Across Educational Stages? 0 0 0 169 0 2 18 600
Re-evaluating the economic costs of conflicts 0 0 0 30 0 0 7 126
Regional favoritism and human capital accumulation in Africa 0 0 0 11 0 2 19 50
Regional redistribution of mineral resource wealth in Africa 0 0 0 23 0 1 14 57
Revenue decentralization and inflation: a re-evaluation 0 0 0 85 0 1 14 243
Revenue decentralization, central oversight and the political budget cycle: Evidence from Israel 0 0 0 28 0 1 8 118
Revenue decentralization, central oversight and the political budget cycle: Evidence from Israel 0 0 0 12 0 1 49 108
Scale-Free Networks in International Trade 0 0 0 200 0 2 14 564
Soft budget constraints and strategic interactions in subnational borrowing: Evidence from the German States, 1975-2005 0 0 0 151 0 2 24 465
Subnational border reforms and economic development in Africa 0 0 0 58 0 2 14 174
Supranational Integration And National Reorganization 0 0 1 52 0 0 12 417
Tax decentralization and public deficits in OECD countries 0 0 0 133 0 3 14 315
Tax mimicking in the short- and long-run: Evidence from German reunification 0 0 0 47 0 3 16 139
Tax mimicking in the short- and the long-run: Evidence from German reunification 0 0 0 24 0 1 23 76
Taxation and democratization 0 0 1 101 0 0 9 248
The Gender Recontest Gap in Elections 0 0 0 10 1 1 17 52
The Gender Recontest Gap in Elections 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 13
The Heckscher-Ohlin Model and the Network Structure of International Trade 0 0 1 129 1 2 20 552
The economics and empirics of tax competition: A survey 0 0 0 183 0 2 10 385
The effect of direct democracy on the level and structure of local taxes 0 0 0 84 2 3 43 203
The flypaper effect: evidence from a natural experiment in Hesse 0 0 1 146 1 4 23 373
The political economy of special needs transfers: Evidence from Bavarian municipalities, 1993-2011 0 0 0 31 0 0 4 90
The revenue and base effects of local tax hikes: Evidence from a quasi-experiment 0 0 1 72 0 0 18 209
Women Legislators and Economic Performance 0 0 1 5 2 4 26 46
Women Legislators and Economic Performance 0 0 0 27 0 2 78 135
Women Legislators and Economic Performance 0 0 0 45 0 3 26 178
Women Legislators and Economic Performance 0 0 1 36 0 4 26 109
Women in Political Bodies as Policymakers 0 0 5 44 0 0 37 82
Women legislators and economic performance 0 0 1 20 0 4 32 175
Young versus Old Politicians in Local Politics 1 1 5 26 1 2 33 95
Total Working Papers 2 5 67 6,082 43 143 1,566 20,720


Journal Article File Downloads Abstract Views
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Appointed public officials and local favoritism: Evidence from the German states 1 1 3 13 1 1 16 79
Coalition governments, cabinet size, and the common pool problem: Evidence from the German states 0 1 1 39 0 1 16 140
Creative destruction and fiscal institutions: a long-run case study of three regions 0 0 1 25 0 0 9 125
Depressing dependence? Transfers and economic growth in the German states, 1975–2005 0 0 2 11 0 1 17 69
Did the Maastricht treaty matter for macroeconomic performance? A difference‐in‐difference investigation 0 0 1 61 0 0 9 192
Direct Democracy and Local Public Finances under Cooperative Federalism 0 0 1 2 1 1 9 43
Distributive spending and presidential partisan politics 0 0 0 6 1 5 24 67
Do bailouts buy votes? Evidence from a panel of Hessian municipalities 0 0 0 9 2 3 11 85
Do municipal mergers reduce costs? Evidence from a German federal state 1 2 7 75 5 7 28 249
Does the Election of a Female Leader Clear the Way for More Women in Politics? 1 1 3 50 1 2 21 188
Election cycles and electricity provision: Evidence from a quasi-experiment with Indian special elections 0 0 6 79 0 5 42 307
Electoral competition and endogenous political institutions: Quasi-experimental evidence from Germany 0 0 0 10 1 2 14 97
Electoral thresholds and political representation 0 1 7 14 0 5 28 96
FISCAL FEDERALISM, DECENTRALIZATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A META-ANALYSIS 1 1 2 38 3 3 19 171
Federalism, Budget Deficits and Public Debt: On the Reform of Germany's Fiscal Constitution 0 0 2 177 1 1 11 512
Fiscal Capacity and the Quality of Government in Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 1 65 0 2 19 239
Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Growth in OECD Countries 0 0 5 105 1 2 22 277
Fiscal decentralization, ideology, and the size of the public sector 0 0 0 62 0 1 12 238
Fiscal interactions in the short and the long run: evidence from German reunification 0 0 0 8 0 0 13 32
Gold Mining and Education: A Long-run Resource Curse in Africa? 1 3 8 36 3 7 41 158
Government Impartiality and Sustained Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 0 18 2 2 24 136
Has Globalisation Affected Collective Bargaining? An Empirical Test, 1980–2009 0 0 0 11 0 2 29 105
Identifying local tax mimicking with administrative borders and a policy reform 0 0 1 107 0 2 17 327
Intergovernmental Transfers, Local Fiscal Policy, and the Flypaper Effect: Evidence from a German State 0 0 2 114 2 3 25 298
Local fiscal policy after a bailout: austerity or soft budget constraints? 0 1 3 25 1 4 18 90
Monetary integration, soft budget constraints, and the EMU sovereign debt crises 0 0 1 4 1 2 27 93
On the link between fiscal decentralization and public debt in OECD countries 0 0 2 55 0 3 19 203
Political alignment and intergovernmental transfers in parliamentary systems: evidence from Germany 0 0 2 22 2 3 21 113
Political selection when uncertainty is high 0 0 1 2 1 4 15 22
Public education spending in a globalized world 0 0 2 38 0 0 17 213
Regional development and national identity in sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 3 42 0 1 21 232
Revenue decentralization and inflation: A re-evaluation 0 0 0 14 1 2 9 67
Revenue decentralization, central oversight and the political budget cycle: Evidence from Israel 0 0 2 16 0 1 15 105
Soft budget constraints and strategic interactions in subnational borrowing: Evidence from the German States, 1975–2005 0 1 3 88 1 5 31 332
Supranational integration and national reorganization: On the Maastricht treaty’s impact on fiscal decentralization in EU countries 0 0 0 27 1 1 8 117
Tax Decentralization and Public Deficits in OECD Countries 0 0 0 15 0 0 19 93
Tax Innovations and Public Revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 0 58 0 0 10 182
Taxation and Democratization 0 0 0 28 2 3 11 165
The Heckscher-Ohlin model and the network structure of international trade 0 1 3 71 1 5 29 292
The effect of direct democracy on the level and structure of local taxes 0 0 0 13 0 1 10 61
The gender recontest gap in elections 1 1 4 32 2 9 51 188
The regional economics of mineral resource wealth in Africa 0 0 2 4 2 5 38 48
The revenue and base effects of local tax hikes: evidence from a quasi-experiment 0 0 3 11 0 2 10 37
Women in Political Bodies as Policymakers 0 1 2 2 2 5 12 12
Women legislators and economic performance 0 0 3 18 1 5 42 87
Young versus old politicians and public spending priorities 1 1 2 4 2 6 36 49
Total Journal Articles 7 16 91 1,724 44 125 945 7,031


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Creative Destruction and Fiscal Institutions: A Long-Run Case Study of Three Regions 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 21
Total Chapters 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 21


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