David Dreyer Lassen

University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics

Assistant Professor

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DK 1455 Copenhagen

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Strong Firms Lobby, Weak Firms Bribe: A Survey-Based Analysis of the Demand for Influence and Corruption

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Nov 2009
Morten Bennedsen, Sven E. Feldmann and David Dreyer Lassen
INSEAD - Economics and Political Sciences, Melbourne Business School and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Lobbying, corruption, political influence, governance

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Moral Hazard in an Economic Union: Politics, Economics, and Fiscal Gimmickry in Europe

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2013
James E. Alt, David Dreyer Lassen and Joachim Wehner
Harvard University - Department of Government, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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Political Economy, Transparency, Fiscal Policy, Deficits, Debt Management, Electoral Cycles

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The Political Economy of Institutions and Corruption in American States

U of Copenhagen, Economic Policy Research Unit Working Paper No. 02-16
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Dec 2002
David Dreyer Lassen and James E. Alt
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Government
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corruption, institutions

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Enforcement and Public Corruption: Evidence from US States

University of Copenhagen Department of Economics EPRU Working Paper No. 2010-08
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Aug 2010
James E. Alt and David Dreyer Lassen
Harvard University - Department of Government and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Corruption, Rent Seeking, Enforcement, Efficiency Wage, Public Sector Wages, System

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Fiscal Transparency, Political Parties, and Debt in OECD Countries

Economic Policy Research Unit Working Paper No. 03-02
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Mar 2003
David Dreyer Lassen and James E. Alt
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Government
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fiscal transparency, budgetary institutions, public debt

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The Political Budget Cycle is Where You Can't See it: Transparency and Fiscal Manipulation

EPRU Working Paper No. 2005-03
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Apr 2005
David Dreyer Lassen and James E. Alt
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Government
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fiscal transparency, political polarization, fiscal policy, budget deficits, political budget cycles, electoral policy cycles

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Inequality and Corruption: Evidence from US States

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Aug 2008
James E. Alt and David Dreyer Lassen
Harvard University - Department of Government and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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corruption, rent seeking, inequality, Gini coefficient, efficiency wage, public sector wages

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Political and Judicial Checks on Corruption: Evidence from American State Governments

EPRU Working Paper No. 2005-12
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Oct 2005
James E. Alt and David Dreyer Lassen
Harvard University - Department of Government and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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separation of powers, corruption, rent seeking, checks and balances, political institutions, judicial independence, rule of law

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Ethnic Divisions, Trust, and the Size of the Informal Sector

Economic Policy Research Unit Working Paper No. 03-01
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Nov 2003
David Dreyer Lassen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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informal sector, ethnic fragmentation, public finance, trust

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Lobbying and Bribes - A Survey-Based Analysis of the Demand for Influence and Corruption

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3496
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Jun 2011
Morten Bennedsen, Sven E. Feldmann and David Dreyer Lassen
INSEAD - Economics and Political Sciences, Melbourne Business School and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Fiscal Governance and Electoral Accountability: Evidence from Late Budgets

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2010
David Dreyer Lassen and Asger Lau Andersen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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retrospective voting, electoral accountability, budgeting, fiscal stalemate, fiscal governance, good governance

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Moral Hazard in an Economic Union: Politics, Economics, and Fiscal Gimmicks in Europe

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2013
James E. Alt, David Dreyer Lassen and Joachim Wehner
Harvard University - Department of Government, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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The Effect of Information on Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Economic Policy Research Unit Working Paper No. 04-03
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Mar 2004
David Dreyer Lassen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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voter turnout, information and voting, political participation, natural experiment

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Unemployment Expectations, Information, and Voting: Experimental and Administrative Micro-Evidence

EPSA 2013 Annual General Conference Paper 354
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2014
James E. Alt and David Dreyer Lassen
Harvard University - Department of Government and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Late Budgets

EPRU Working Paper No. 2010-04
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 May 2010
Asger Lau Andersen, David Dreyer Lassen and Lasse Holbøll Westh Nielsen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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government budgeting, state government, presidential democracies, political economy, late budgets, fiscal stalemate, war of attrition

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Credible Sources and Sophisticated Voters: When Does New Information Induce Economic Voting?

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 06 Sep 2014
James E. Alt, David Dreyer Lassen and John Marshall
Harvard University - Department of Government, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Voting behavior, economic voting, political sophistication, information, experiments

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Measuring the Accuracy of Survey Responses Using Administrative Register Data: Evidence from Denmark

NBER Working Paper No. w19539
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Oct 2013
Claus Thustrup Kreiner, David Dreyer Lassen and Søren Leth‐Petersen
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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Household Balance Sheets and Social Policy Preferences: New Survey Evidence

MIT Political Science Department Research Paper No. 2017-27
Posted: 09 Oct 2017
Jacob Gerner Hariri, Amalie Sofie Jensen, David Dreyer Lassen and Andreas Wiedemann
University of Copenhagen - Department of Political Science and Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, Students, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Princeton University - Department of Political Science

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social policy, ecoomic, capital markets, policy, policies, balance sheets