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Cecilia Testa

University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics

Royal Holloway College

Egham

Surrey, Surrey TW20 0EX

United Kingdom

  • University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics

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Allocating the Us Federal Budget to the States: The Impact of the President

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Allocating the Us Federal Budget to the States: The Impact of the President

STICERD Discussion Papers in Political Economy and Public Policy No. 3
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Jun 2005
Valentino Larcinese, Leonzio Rizzo and Cecilia Testa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Ferrara - Faculty of Economics and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Federal Budget, Pork-Barrell, President, Congress, Political Parties, Committees, American Elections

Allocating the US Federal Budget to the States: The Impact of the President

London School of Economics and Political Science STICERD Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Valentino Larcinese, Leonzio Rizzo and Cecilia Testa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Ferrara - Faculty of Economics and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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A Theory of Bicameralism

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Apr 2005
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Tinbergen Institute and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Lobbying, bargaining, elections, accountability, bicameralism

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Testing Models of Distributive Politics Using Exit Polls to Measure Voter Preferences and Partisanship

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. PEPP19
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Valentino Larcinese, James M. Snyder and Cecilia Testa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science & Department of Economics and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Government Corruption and Legislative Procedures: Is One Chamber Better than Two?

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. DEDPS41
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 30 Apr 2008
Cecilia Testa
University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Reforming Legislatures: Is One House Better than Two?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2659
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 May 2009
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Tinbergen Institute and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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bicameralism, corruption, lobbying, bargaining, elections

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Testing Models of Distributive Politics Using Exit Polls to Measure Voters' Preferences and Partisanship

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 278
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Jun 2010
Valentino Larcinese, James M. Snyder and Cecilia Testa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Political Science & Department of Economics and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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ideological attitudes, partisanship, distributive politics, federal budget

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The Rhetoric of Closed Borders: Quotas, Lax Enforcement and Illegal Immigration

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 303
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Apr 2011
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA) and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Illegal immigration, Immigration Policy, Political Economy

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Do Small States Get More Federal Monies? Myth and Reality about the US Senate Malapportionment

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. EOPP007
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Feb 2010
Valentino Larcinese, Leonzio Rizzo and Cecilia Testa
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), University of Ferrara - Faculty of Economics and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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The Political Economy of Migration Enforcement: Domestic Versus Border Control

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 371
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Jan 2015
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA) and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Illegal immigration, Immigration Policy, Political Economy

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Who is against a Common Market?

Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano Development Studies Working Paper No. 240
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Dec 2008
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano (LdA) and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Economic Integration, Factor Mobility, Political Economy

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The Rhetoric of Closed Borders: Quotas, Lax Enforcement and Illegal Migration

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The Rhetoric of Closed Borders: Quotas, Lax Enforcement and Illegal Migration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8457
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Tinbergen Institute and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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immigration policy, illegal immigration, political economy

The Rhetoric of Closed Borders: Quotas, Lax Enforcement and Illegal Migration

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8245
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Feb 2011
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Tinbergen Institute and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Illegal immigration, Immigration Policy, Political Economy

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Race, Representation and Local Governments in the Us South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12774
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 13 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2019
Andrea Bernini, Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
University of Oxford, University of Nottingham and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Enfranchisement, Identity Politics, Local Elections, Minority Rights, Public Good Provision

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Who is Against a Common Market?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6847
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Jun 2008
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
Tinbergen Institute and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Economic Integration, Factor Mobility, Political Economy

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Corruption and Bicameral Reforms

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11281
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 May 2016
Giovanni Facchini and Cecilia Testa
University of Nottingham and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Bicameralism, Corruption, Lobbying