The Economic Effects of Direct Democracy - A Cross-Country Assessment
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- Voigt, Stefan, 2006. "The economic effects of direct democracy: A cross-country assessment," Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 84, University of Kassel, Faculty of Economics and Management.
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JEL classification:
- H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H3 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
- H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
- H8 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2007-03-24 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-LAW-2007-03-24 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2007-03-24 (Public Economics)
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