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103 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17045
Lobbying for Industrialization: Theory and Evidence
Dmitry Veselov, Alexander Yarkin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16723
Factor Shares, Redistribution and Growth in a Captured Democracy
Andrea Vindigni
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16674
Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis
Ali Almelhem, Murat Iyigun, Austin Kennedy, Jared Rubin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16538
From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler
Sascha O. Becker, Hans-Joachim Voth
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16494
Religion and Growth
Sascha O. Becker, Jared Rubin, Ludger Woessmann
forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Literature
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16486
Alberto Alesina (1957-2020): Man, Researcher, Professor of Economics, Popularizer
Andrea Vindigni
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16395
The Economics of Abortion Policy
Damian Clarke
published online in: The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, 18 June 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16059
Why Do Labor Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16014
Does Policy Advocacy Generate Good PR? Evidence from Labor Unions and Minimum Wages
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15975
Women in Political Power and School Closure during COVID Times
Natalia Danzer, Sebastian Garcia-Torres, Max F. Steinhardt, Luca Stella
published online in: Economic Policy, 27 June 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15846
Political Economy of Industrialization and Industrial Parks in Ethiopia
Selamawit G. Kebede, Almas Heshmati
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15764
Climate Change and Political Participation: Evidence from India
Amrit Amirapu, Irma Clots-Figueras, Juan Pablo Rud
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15685
The Minimum Wage and Union Membership among Minimum Wage Workers: Why Do Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
Jeffrey Clemens, Michael R. Strain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15570
Is Secessionism Mostly about Income or Identity? A Global Analysis of 3,003 Subnational Regions
Klaus Desmet, Ignacio Ortuño Ortín, Ömer Özak
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15365
Female Political Representation and Violence against Women: Evidence from Brazil
Magdalena Delaporte, Francisco J. Pino
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15356
Immigration and Electoral Outcomes: Evidence from the 2015 Refugee Inflow to Germany
Julia Bredtmann
published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 96, 103807
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14988
Do Economic Changes Affect the Political Preferences of Arabs in Israel?
Sami H. Miaari, Amit Loewenthal, Wifag Adnan
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14460
A Political Economy and Voicing Model of the Institutional Impact of Brain Drain, Human Capital, Inequality and Country Size
Frédéric Docquier, Maurice Schiff
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14121
Political Economy of Labour Market Institutions in a Globalised Era
Sumon K. Bhaumik, Richard Frensch, Stephan Huber
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14073
Democratisation under Diversity: Theory and Evidence from Indonesian Communities
Anirban Mitra, Sarmistha Pal
published as 'Ethnic Diversity, Social Norms and Elite Capture: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia' in: Economica, 2022, 89 (356), 947 - 996
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13795
Expressway to Power: Infrastructure Projects and Political Support
Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Dozie Okoye, Belgi Turan
revised version published as 'Expressway to Votes: Infrastructure Projects and Voter Persuasion' in: Economic Journal, 2024, 134 (657), 48-94.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13755
An Introduction to the Economics of Immigration in OECD Countries
Anthony Edo, Lionel Ragot, Hillel Rapoport, Sulin Sardoschau, Andreas Steinmayr, Arthur Sweetman
published in: Canadian Journal of Economics, 2020, 53, 1365-1403. .
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13371
Religion in Economic History: A Survey
Sascha O. Becker, Jared Rubin, Ludger Woessmann
published in: A. Bisin, G. Federico (eds.), The Handbook of Historical Economics, London: Academic Press, 2021, 585-639
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13195
Immigrant Franchise and Immigration Policy: Evidence from the Progressive Era
Costanza Biavaschi, Giovanni Facchini
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12973
The Rise of American Minimum Wages, 1912-1968
Price Fishback, Andrew Seltzer
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35 (1), 73 - 96
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12949
Unintended Consequences: Can the Rise of the Educated Class Explain the Revival of Protectionism?
Paolo E. Giordani, Fabio Mariani
published in: Journal of Economic Theory, 2022, 200, 105385.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12720
A Happy Choice: Wellbeing as the Goal of Government
Paul Frijters, Andrew E. Clark, Christian Krekel, Richard Layard
published in: Behavioural Public Policy, 2020, 4(2), 126–165
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12622
Happiness and Public Policy: A Procedural Perspective
Alois Stutzer
published in: Behavioural Public Policy, 2020, 4 (2), 210-225
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12477
Buying Supermajorities in the Lab
Sebastian Fehrler, Maik T. Schneider
published in: Games and Economic Behavior, 2021, 127, 113-154
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12175
The Political Economy of Higher Education Finance: How Information and Design Affect Public Preferences for Tuition
Philipp Lergetporer, Ludger Woessmann
now IZA Discussion Papers 14386 and 14991
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11890
Abortion Laws and Women's Health
Damian Clarke, Hanna Mühlrad
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 76 (C), 102413
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11475
How Should Capital Be Taxed? Theory and Evidence from Sweden
Spencer Bastani, Daniel Waldenström
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10948
Public Opinion on Education Policy in Germany
Philipp Lergetporer, Katharina Werner, Ludger Woessmann
published in: M.R. West, L. Woessmann (eds.), Public Opinion and the Political Economy of Education Policy around the World, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2021, 205-243
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10805
Less Welfare or Fewer Foreigners? Immigrant Inflows and Public Opinion towards Redistribution and Migration Policy
Elie Murard
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10604
The Effect of Far Right Parties on the Location Choice of Immigrants: Evidence from Lega Nord Mayors
Emanuele Bracco, Maria De Paola, Colin P. Green, Vincenzo Scoppa
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 166, 12-26.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10475
Winter is Coming: The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict, 1400-1900
Murat Iyigun, Nathan Nunn, Nancy Qian
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10258
Who Runs? Honesty and Self-Selection into Politics
Sebastian Fehrler, Urs Fischbacher, Maik T. Schneider
published as 'Honesty and Self-Selection into Cheap Talk' in: Economic Journal, 2020, 130, 2468-2496
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10198
Identity, Perceptions and Institutions: Caste Differences in Earnings from Self-Employment in India
Deepti Goel, Ashwini Deshpande
published as 'Social identity and perceived income adequacy' in: Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24 (2), 339-361
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9790
Exposure to Refugees and Voting for the Far-Right: (Unexpected) Results from Austria
Andreas Steinmayr
published as 'Contact versus Exposure: Refugee Presence and Voting for the Far-Right' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103 (2), 310–327
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9672
Islamism and Gender Relations in the Muslim World as Reflected in Recent World Values Survey Data
Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati
published in: Society and Economy, 2016, 38 (4), 427–453
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9098
Norwegian Rhapsody? The Political Economy Benefits of Regional Integration
Nauro F. Campos, Fabrizio Coricelli, Luigi Moretti
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8743
Migration and the Demographic Shift
Anzelika Zaiceva, Klaus F. Zimmermann
substantially revised version published in: Piggott, J. and A. Woodland (Eds.), Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, Elsevier, North Holland, 2016, Vol. 1A, Ch. 3, 119-177.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8630
Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China
John T. Giles, Ren Mu
published in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017, 100 (2), 521-544
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8457
The Rhetoric of Closed Borders: Quotas, Lax Enforcement and Illegal Migration
Giovanni Facchini, Cecilia Testa
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2021, 129 103415
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8228
Mr. Rossi, Mr. Hu and Politics: The Role of Immigration in Shaping Natives' Political Preferences
Guglielmo Barone, Alessio D'Ignazio, Guido de Blasio, Paolo Naticchioni
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 136, 1-14
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8196
Local Funds and Political Competition: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India
Bhanu Gupta, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 41 (1), 14-30
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8163
Testing an EU-Candidate's Place on the Maps of Global Economic, Political and Social Values: The Case of Turkey
Arno Tausch, Almas Heshmati
published as 'Testing Turkey’s Place Within the Maps of Global Economic, Political and Social Values' in: Polish Political Science Review, 2017, 5 (1), 73 - 110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8147
The Political Economy of Labor Market Regulation with R&D
Tapio K. Palokangas
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8086
An Empirical Analysis of Trade-Related Redistribution and the Political Viability of Free Trade
James Lake, Daniel L. Millimet
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2016, 99, 156-178
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7795
Public-Private Entanglement: Entrepreneurship in a Hybrid Political Order, the Case of Lebanon
Nora Stel, Wim Naudé
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