{"title":"Party polarization, political alignment, and federal grant spending at the state level","authors":"William B. Hankins, G. Hoover, Paul Pecorino","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2427299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2427299","url":null,"abstract":"Research on the distribution of federal expenditures has provided mixed evidence showing that states with more legislators who belong to the president’s party and states with more legislators in the chamber majority tend to receive a larger allocation of federal funds. We add to this research by considering how political polarization and political alignment impact these presidential and congressional determinants of how the domestic US budget is distributed to the states. Our results show that states with a larger percentage of senators in the majority can secure a larger share of federal grant expenditures per capita when political polarization is relatively low.","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"18 1","pages":"351-389"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2017-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44700425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The economics of politics: patronage and political selection in Italy","authors":"Federico Quaresima, F. Fiorillo","doi":"10.1007/s10101-019-00231-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-019-00231-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"21 1","pages":"27 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10101-019-00231-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52490771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of Public Service Broadcasting Size","authors":"Saori Ihara, Yukihiro Yazaki","doi":"10.1007/s10101-016-0188-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-016-0188-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"18 1","pages":"129 - 151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10101-016-0188-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52489918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Schools and public buildings in decay: the role of political fragmentation","authors":"Lars-Erik Borge, Arnt O. Hopland","doi":"10.1007/s10101-016-0187-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-016-0187-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"18 1","pages":"85 - 105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10101-016-0187-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43985413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does the establishment of the Ministry of Environmental Protection matter for addressing China’s pollution problems? Empirical evidence from listed companies","authors":"Guangdong Xu, Wenming Xu, Shudan Xu","doi":"10.1007/s10101-018-0209-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-018-0209-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"19 1","pages":"195 - 224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10101-018-0209-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45004630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Voice, exit and local capture in public provision of private goods","authors":"Tugrul Gurgur","doi":"10.1007/s10101-016-0186-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-016-0186-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"17 1","pages":"397 - 424"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10101-016-0186-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52489810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants of Public Service Broadcasting Size","authors":"Saori Ihara, Yukihiro Yazaki","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2851687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2851687","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate the issue of whose interest is reflected in selecting the size of public service broadcasting (PSB). We examine two different approaches: (1) the public interest theory, where PSB size is selected to maximise citizens’ welfare and (2) the public choice theory, where PSB size is determined by self-interested politicians. Based on the foundations of these two views, we derive theoretical predictions about how PSB size changes with an increase in political competition. Then, we test these predictions using panel data from OECD countries over the period 1993–2010, and we find that the degree of electoral competition is negatively associated with PSB size. We conclude that PSB size does not reflect the public interest theory, but rather upholds the public choice theory, especially the politicians’ rent-seeking motive.","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"18 1","pages":"129-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68389797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum to: Policies against human trafficking: the role of religion and political institutions","authors":"N. Potrafke","doi":"10.1007/s10101-016-0185-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-016-0185-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"17 1","pages":"387 - 396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10101-016-0185-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52489722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Co-voting democracy","authors":"H. Gersbach","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2830568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2830568","url":null,"abstract":"We outline a new voting procedure for representative democracies. This procedure should be used for important decisions only and consists of two voting rounds: a randomly-selected subset of the citizens is awarded a one-time voting right. The parliament also votes, and the two decisions are weighted according to a pre-defined key. The final decision is implemented. As this procedure gives the society—represented by the randomly-chosen subset—a better say for important decisions, the citizens might be more willing to accept the consequences of these decisions.","PeriodicalId":46302,"journal":{"name":"Economics of Governance","volume":"18 1","pages":"337-349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2139/ssrn.2830568","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68364974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}