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The economic effects of direct democracy: A cross-country assessment
This is the first study that assesses the economic effects of direct democratic institutions on a cross country basis. Most of the results of the former intra-country studies could be confirmed. On the basis of some 30 countries, a higher degree of direct democracy leads to lower total government expenditure (albeit insignificantly) but also to higher central government revenue. Central government budget deficits are lower in countries using direct democratic institutions. As former intra-country studies, we also find that government effectiveness is higher under strong direct-democratic institutions and corruption lower. Both labor and total factor productivity are significantly higher in countries with direct democratic institutions. The low number of observations as well as the very general nature of the variable used to proxy for direct democracy clearly call for a more fine-grained analysis of the issues.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge ; No. 84
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Voigt, Stefan
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Kassel
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2006
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:25 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Voigt, Stefan
- Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Entstanden
- 2006
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