Taxing #Gambling Machines To Enhance Public and Private Revenue. My paper with Profs. Tom Garrett & David Paton, published today. Essential reading for those interested, or involved, in tax policy and/or the gambling industry. Seminal theory and findings. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

My new article in Kyklos uses the Shared Mental Models framework to explain why public concerns about outsourcing haven’t turned into policy action. Thread explores whether Biden administration will be different? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Is there any way to boost firm performance in ‘weak’ institutional environments? #Research on The Effects of Regional #Governance, #Education, and In‐Migration on #Business Performance provides answers. #economics #politics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

A group of public choice #economists and political #scientists assembled to reflect on Arthur T. Denzau and Douglass C. North’s seminal piece on Shared Mental Models (1993): Insights and Perspectives on #Ideologies and #Institutions. Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

Three unexpected failures of #utilitarianism in #economics: uncovered by Vernon Smith in "Causal versus Consequential Motives in Mental Models of Agent Social and Economic Action: Experiments, and the Neoclassical Diversion in Economics" Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

More #research on shared #mental models: "Institutional Change and the Importance of Understanding Shared Mental Models" by William F. Shughart, Diana W. Thomas and Michael D. Thomas. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky… #economics #politics #socialsciences Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance

How widespread are shared preferences and beliefs? More widely than neoclassical views might predict, shows #research on "Ideology and the Direction of Causation in the Acquisition and Maintenance of Shared Belief Systems" #economics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

#Research on the life satisfaction of #migrants shows: The state of #development in the background country matters, but not for second-generation immigrants. #economics #politics #socialsciences Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

Delegation of the budget preparation process to top civil servants can improve #fiscal performance: The results of #research by Benny Geys and Rune J. Sørensen based on data from Norwegian local governments published in #Kyklos. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky… Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance #economics

Gilles Grolleau, Alain Marciano and Naoufel Mzoughi's #research on "The Strategic Use of #Scandals": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky… #politicaleconomy #economics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance #politics

How effective are UN peacekeeping operations? #Research based on 133 country-based conflicts in the past 30 years: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky… #economics #politics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance

People reporting greater subjective well‐being are causally less likely to be unemployed in the future - demonstrates this paper by Kelsey J. O'Connor. Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance #economics #politicaleconomy #socialsciences #research onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

Fiscal Rules Cause Lower Debt: Evidence from Switzerland’s Federal Debt Containment Rule. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky… #economics #politics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance #research #socialsciences #politicaleconomy

Does spending living time in a developing country affect individual commitment to #development? Lee Crawfurd finds: Missionaries that were quasi-randomly assigned to Africa are more likely to support aid, but more opposed to immigration. Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

#Research results of a laboratory experiment on a yes/no referendum with participation quorum show: If policy makers want to avoid strategic abstention, they should choose a relatively small quorum. #politicaleconomy #politics #economics #socialsciences onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

#Research on Post‐Disaster Charitable Behavior of #PublicSector Workers in #Japan: Their turnouts in response to disaster-related causes increased in the emergency period after 2011, but contribution amounts were lower. #economics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

#Research on the link between political career experience and intergovernmental transfers: US states ruled by governors with Congressional experience receive 0.8 percentage points more transfers. #economics #politics #socialsciences Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

How Robust Is the #Evidence on the Impact of #Diasporas on Institutional Quality in Home Countries? #economics #politics Wiley Economics, Business, and Finance #research onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ky…

El trabajo de los docentes se nota!! La reducción de dos semanas de clase disminuyó las competencias de los alumnos afectados en las pruebas externas del año siguiente. Nuestro artículo en Kyklos Review resumido en Iniciativa Educação iniciativaeducacao.org/en/ed-on/artic… onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

@chrandistersen Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik Ruben Mathisen We did something related here in Kyklos Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…