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1.

Globalization and Income Inequality Revisited

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6859
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Mar 2018
Florian Dorn, Clemens Fuest and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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globalization, income inequality, redistribution, instrumental variable estimation, panel econometrics, development levels, transition economies, China

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Politics and Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe: A Panel Data Analysis

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 02 May 2010
Christian Bjørnskov and Niklas Potrafke
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Central and Eastern Europe, Ideology, Privatization, Panel Data

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The Evidence on Globalization

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4708
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Apr 2014
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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globalization

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The KOF Globalisation Index - Revisited

CESifo Working Paper No. 7430
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Savina Gygli, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke and Jan-Egbert Sturm
Swiss National Bank, ETH Zürich, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
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globalization, composite indicators

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Economic Freedom and Religion: An Empirical Investigation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6017
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Aug 2016
Arye L. Hillman and Niklas Potrafke
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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economic freedom, protestant ethic, religion, religiosity, Catholicism, Islam, democracy, autocracy

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Government Ideology and Economic Policy-Making in the United States

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6444
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 29 May 2017
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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government ideology, economic policy-making, partisan politics, United States, Democrats, Republicans, political polarization, causal effects

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Does Government Ideology Matter in Monetary Policy? - A Panel Data Analysis for OECD Countries

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Does Government Ideology Matter in Monetary Policy? - A Panel Data Analysis for OECD Countries

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 94
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Apr 2009
Ansgar Hubertus Belke and Niklas Potrafke
University of Duisburg-Essen - Department of Economics and Business Administration and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Monetary policy, Taylor rule, government ideology, partisan politics, central bank independence, panel data

Does Government Ideology Matter in Monetary Policy? A Panel Data Analysis for OECD Countries

DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1180
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Jan 2012
Ansgar Hubertus Belke and Niklas Potrafke
University of Duisburg-Essen - Department of Economics and Business Administration and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Monetary policy, Taylor rule, government ideology, partisan politics, central bank independence, panel data

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Electoral Cycles in Active Labor Market Policies

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2011
Mario Mechtel and Niklas Potrafke
Leuphana University of Lueneburg and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Political Business Cycles, Opportunistic Politicians, Active Labor Market Policies

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Globalization and Social Justice in OECD Countries

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5210
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Mar 2015
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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globalization, social justice, economic integration

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Human Capital and National Institutional Quality: Are TIMSS, PISA, and National Average IQ Robust Predictors?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4790
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Jun 2014
Garett Jones and Niklas Potrafke
George Mason University - Department of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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institutions, human capital, intelligence, PISA

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Gender Equality in Muslim-Majority Countries

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5883
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 May 2016
Moamen Gouda and Niklas Potrafke
Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Islam, gender equality, countries with Muslim majority, Al-Azhar’s Islamic constitution

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Policies Against Human Trafficking: The Role of Religion and Political Institutions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4278
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Jun 2013
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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human trafficking, religion, political institutions, human rights, gender equality

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How to Handle the Crisis in Greece? Empirical Evidence Based on a Survey of Economics Experts

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5860
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 May 2016
Niklas Potrafke and Markus Reischmann
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Greece, Grexit, Experts' Survey, Public Debt Crisis, IMF, International Organisations

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Political Ideology and Economic Freedom Across Canadian Provinces

Centre Emile Bernheim Research Institue in Management Sciences Working Paper No. 09/054
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 02 May 2010
Niklas Potrafke and Christian Bjørnskov
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business
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economic freedom, taxation, regulations, ideology, panel data

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Partisan Politics: The Empirical Evidence from OECD Panel Studies

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6024
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 25 Aug 2016
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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partisan politics, government ideology, economic policy-making, declining electoral cohesion, panel data models, causal effects

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Donor Ideology and Types of Foreign Aid

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4314
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Viktor Brech and Niklas Potrafke
George Mason University and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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foreign aid, government ideology, partisan politics, international organizations, panel data

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Does the Field of Study Influence Students' Political Attitudes?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5545
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Nov 2015
Mira Fischer, Bjoern Kauder, Niklas Potrafke and Heinrich W. Ursprung
University of Cologne - Department of Business Administration and Human Resource Management, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and University of Konstanz
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indoctrination, nature versus nurture, field of study, polical socialization, political attitudes, economics

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Fiscal Transfers and Fiscal Sustainability

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4716
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Apr 2014
Niklas Potrafke and Markus Reischmann
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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fiscal sustainability, public debt, institutions, fiscal transfers, panel data

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The Democratic-Republican Presidential Growth Gap and the Partisan Balance of the State Governments

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6517
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Jul 2017
Dodge Cahan and Niklas Potrafke
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Democratic-Republican GDP Growth Gap, Federalism, Partisan Politics, Government Ideology, United States, Democrats, Republicans

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The Preoccupation of the United Nations with Israel: Evidence and Theory

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5034
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Nov 2014
Raphael N. Becker, Arye L. Hillman, Niklas Potrafke and Alexander H. Schwemmer
University of Bonn, Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and University of Bayreuth
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United Nations General Assembly voting, expressive voting, decoy voting, focal point, logrolling, discrimination, prejudice, political culture

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Ideologically-Charged Terminology: Austerity, Fiscal Consolidation, and Sustainable Governance

CESifo Working Paper No. 7613
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Apr 2019
Klaus Gründler and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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austerity, fiscal consolidation, economic growth, rankings

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Does Development Aid Increase Military Expenditure?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6088
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Nov 2016
Sarah Langlotz and Niklas Potrafke
Goettingen University and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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aid, military expenditure, fungibility, instrumental variables, causality

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The Real Estate Transfer Tax and Government Ideology: Evidence from the German States

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6491
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Jun 2017
Manuela Krause and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Taxation, Real Estate Transfer Tax, Reform, Partisan Politics, Government Ideology, German States

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Evidence on the Political Principal-Agent Problem from Voting on Public Finance for Concert Halls

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4306
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jul 2013
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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principal-agent problem, referendum, direct democracy, political representation, political ideology, cultural policy

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Opening Hours of Polling Stations and Voter Turnout: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6036
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 Sep 2016
Niklas Potrafke and Felix Roesel
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and TU Braunschweig
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voter turnout, party vote shares, opening hours of polling stations, natural experiment, Austria

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Fiscal Equalization Schemes and Fiscal Sustainability

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3948
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Oct 2012
Niklas Potrafke and Markus Reischmann
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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fiscal sustainability, institutions, fiscal equalization schemes, panel data

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Compulsory Voting, Voter Turnout and Asymmetrical Habit-Formation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6764
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Jan 2018
Stefanie Gaebler, Niklas Potrafke and Felix Roesel
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and TU Braunschweig
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compulsory voting, voter turnout, party vote shares, difference-in-discontinuity design, habit-formation, Austria

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Government Ideology and Monetary Policy in OECD Countries

CESifo Working Paper No. 7549
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Mar 2019
Beata Smarzynska Javorcik, Luisa Doerr and Niklas Potrafke
University of Oxford - Department of Economics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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government ideology, monetary policy, partisan politics, panel data

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The Size and Scope of Government in the US States: Does Party Ideology Matter?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4246
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Jun 2013
Christian Bjornskov and Niklas Potrafke
Aarhus University and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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size of scope of government, party ideology, partisan politics, divided government

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Manipulating Fiscal Forecasts: Evidence from the German States

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6310
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Feb 2017
Bjoern Kauder, Niklas Potrafke and Christoph Schinke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Fiscal Forecasts, Electoral Cycles, East and West Germany

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Democracy and Countries with Muslim Majorities: A Reply and Update

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4039
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Jan 2013
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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political institutions, Islam

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Suicide Attacks and Religious Cleavages

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5179
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Feb 2015
Andra Filote, Niklas Potrafke and Heinrich W. Ursprung
University of Konstanz, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and University of Konstanz
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suicide terrorism, religion, religious cleavages, club goods

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Did Globalization Influence Credit Market Deregulation?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5374
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Jun 2015
Peter Eppinger and Niklas Potrafke
University of Tuebingen and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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globalization, credit market deregulation, instrumental variables

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Risk Aversion, Patience and Intelligence: Evidence Based on Macro Data

CESifo Working Paper No. 7546
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Mar 2019
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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risk aversion, patience, intelligence

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Ideology and Dissent Among Economists: The Joint Economic Forecast of German Economic Research Institutes

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5393
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Jun 2015
Ha Quyen Ngo, Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem and Christoph Schinke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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decision making in committees, minority voting, policy preferences, ideology, Joint Economic Forecast of German economic research institutes

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Inter Vivos Transfers of Ownership in Family Firms

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Inter Vivos Transfers of Ownership in Family Firms

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5923
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
James R. Hines Jr., Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem and Christoph Schinke
University of Michigan, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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inter vivos transfers, transfer taxes, family firms

Inter Vivos Transfers of Ownership in Family Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w22301
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2022
James R. Hines Jr., Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem and Christoph Schinke
University of Michigan, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Democracy with Group Identity

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5281
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 14 Apr 2015
Arye L. Hillman, Kfir Metsuyanim and Niklas Potrafke
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics, Government of the State of Israel and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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voting turnout, voter decisiveness, expressive voting, instrumental voting, local government, Arab Spring

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A Banana Republic? Trust in Electoral Institutions in Western Democracies - Evidence from a Presidential Election in Austria

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6254
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Feb 2017
Niklas Potrafke and Felix Roesel
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and TU Braunschweig
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presidential elections, political scandals, trust, voter turnout, candidate vote share, natural experiment

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Electoral Cycles in MPs' Salaries: Evidence from the German States

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6028
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Sep 2016
Bjoern Kauder, Manuela Krause and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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electoral cycles, political business cycles, election-motivated politicians, MPs’ salaries, rent extraction

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Behavioral Determinants of Proclaimed Support for Environment Protection Policies

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5993
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Aug 2016
Bjoern Kauder, Niklas Potrafke and Heinrich W. Ursprung
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and University of Konstanz
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environment protection, political preferences, ideology, identity, expressive behavior

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Explosive Target Balances

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4297
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Jun 2013
Niklas Potrafke and Markus Reischmann
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Eurosystem, Target, recursive unit root test, explosiveness, hidden debt

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The Growth in Military Expenditure in Germany 1951-2011: Did Parties Matter?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5337
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 May 2015
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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military expenditure, partisan politics, economic policy-making, Germany

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The UN Goldstone Report and Retraction: An Empirical Investigation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5234
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Mar 2015
Arye L. Hillman and Niklas Potrafke
Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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state-sponsored terror, state-perpetrated terror, asymmetric warfare, United Nations, UNGA voting, international law, war crimes, human rights, democracy, autocracy, Israel, supreme values, expressive voting

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Just Hire Your Spouse! Evidence from a Political Scandal in Bavaria

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4813
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 Jun 2014
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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political scandal, favoritism, nepotism, re-election prospects, voter turnout

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Minority Positions in the German Council of Economic Experts: A Political Economic Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4206
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 May 2013
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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decision making in committees, minority voting, policy preferences, German Council of Economic Experts

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Does Public Sector Outsourcing Decrease Public Employment? Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries

CESifo Working Paper No. 7322
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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public employment, public sector outsourcing, OECD countries, economic policy-making, panel data

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Conservative Politicians and Voting on Same-Sex Marriage

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6706
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Dec 2017
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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same-sex marriage, gay rights, safe districts, vote margins, supermajorities, roll-call votes

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Government Ideology and Tuition Fee Policy: Evidence from the German States

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4205
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 May 2013
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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tuition fees, education policy, government ideology, partisan politics

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Supermajorities and Political Rent Extraction

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Supermajorities and Political Rent Extraction

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5512
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Oct 2015
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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political incumbency, rents, rent extraction, nepotism, supermajority

Supermajorities and Political Rent Extraction

Kyklos, Vol. 69, Issue 1, pp. 65-81, 2016
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Jan 2016
Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Outside Earnings, Absence, and Activity: Evidence from German Parliamentarians

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4900
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Aug 2014
Felix Arnold, Bjoern Kauder and Niklas Potrafke
Free University of Berlin (FUB), CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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moonlighting by politicians, outside earnings, attendance and activity in parliament, good and bad politicians

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The Globalisation-Welfare State Nexus: Evidence from Asia

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The Globalisation-Welfare State Nexus: Evidence from Asia

CESifo Working Paper No. 7330
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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globalisation-welfare state nexus, compensation hypothesis, race-to-the-bottom hypothesis, social expenditure, Asia

The Globalisation–Welfare State Nexus: Evidence from Asia

The World Economy, Vol. 42, Issue 3, pp. 959-974, 2019
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Mar 2019
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Asia, compensation hypothesis, globalisation–welfare state nexus, race‐to‐the‐bottom hypothesis, social expenditure

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Do Politicians Reward Core Supporters? Evidence from a Discretionary Grant Program

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6097
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Nov 2016
Bjoern Kauder, Niklas Potrafke and Markus Reischmann
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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intergovernmental grants, discretionary grants, fiscal equalization, core supporters, electoral motives

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Debt Brakes in the German States: Governments' Rhetoric and Actions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5696
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Feb 2016
Niklas Potrafke, Marina Riem and Christoph Schinke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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government ideology, public debt, debt brake, balanced-budget rule, constitution, expressive rhetoric

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Do Parties Punish MPs for Voting against the Party Line?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6503
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Jun 2017
Bjoern Kauder, Niklas Potrafke and Marina Riem
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Voting against the Party Line, Adherence to the Party Line, Roll-Call Votes, Proportional Representation, Party Lists, Selectorate

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Does a Change of Government Influence Compliance with International Agreements? Empirical Evidence for the NATO Two Percent Target

CESifo Working Paper No. 7489
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Johannes Blum and Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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international agreements, compliance, credibility, time inconsistency, change of government, military expenditure, two percent target, NATO, burden sharing

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Electoral Cycles in Perceived Corruption: International Empirical Evidence

CESifo Working Paper No. 7393
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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perceived corruption, elections, political manipulation, panel data, democracies

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Dragnet-Controls and Government Ideology

CESifo Working Paper No. 7452
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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dragnet-controls, government ideology, established parties, populism, Schengen Agreement, European countries

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The Evidence on Globalisation

The World Economy, Vol. 38, Issue 3, pp. 509-552, 2015
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Mar 2015
Niklas Potrafke
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Politics and Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe

Economics of Transition, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 201-230, 2011
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Mar 2011
Christian Bjørnskov and Niklas Potrafke
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Central and Eastern Europe, privatization, ideology, panel data

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Did Globalisation Influence Credit Market Deregulation?

The World Economy, Vol. 39, Issue 3, pp. 426-443, 2016
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Mar 2016
Peter Eppinger and Niklas Potrafke
University of Tuebingen and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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The Globalization–Welfare State Nexus Reconsidered

Review of International Economics, Vol. 20, Issue 2, pp. 271-287, 2012
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Apr 2012
Stephanie Meinhard and Niklas Potrafke
affiliation not provided to SSRN and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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