Polarized platforms and moderate policies with checks and balances

Article Abstract:

Examines the poltical competition of parties with policy preferences and the divergence of platform positions, in standard spatial models of elections.

Models, Elections

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Bureaucratic structure and bureaucratic performance in less developed countries

Article Abstract:

Attempts to establish that identifiable structural features in a bureaucracy could help predict its performance in in areas of promotion, job stability, recruitment, and salary.

Research, Bureaucracy

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Are public housing projects good for kids?

Article Abstract:

Results from a study using two-sample instrumental variable, TSIV, techniques finds that children living in federal housing are held back less in school and are less likely to live in overcrowded conditions.

Housing research

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