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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Does the geographical concentration of ethnic minorities influence their descriptive representation in closed-list systems? Counterintuitive to the idea that single-member district electoral rules are necessary for minorities’ geographical representation, we argue that, in closed-list systems, parties are incentivised to allocate promising list positions to those minority candidates who are based in ...
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International Political Science Review
40 (2019), 5, S. 643-658
| Lucas Geese, Diana Schacht
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
We empirically study the effects of broadband internet diffusion on local election outcomes and on local government policies using rich data from the U.K. Our analysis shows that the internet has displaced other media with greater news content (i.e. radio and newspapers), thereby decreasing voter turnout, most notably among less-educated and younger individuals. In turn, we find suggestive evidence ...
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Review of Economic Studies
86 (2019), 5, S. 2092-2135
| Alessandro Gavazza, Mattia Nardotto, Tommaso Valletti
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
This article analyses how the presence of a dominant group of voters within the electorate affects voter turnout. Theoretically, we argue that its absolute size affects turnout via increased free-riding incentives and reduced social pressure to vote within a larger dominant group. Its relative size compared to other groups within the electorate influences turnout through instrumental and expressive ...
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Local Government Studies
45 (2019), 5, S. 724-747
| Peter Bönisch, Benny Geys, Claus Michelsen
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
We investigate the effect of spells of no formal employment of young Germans on their chances of entering the labor market through an apprenticeship. We also study whether the potential negative effects of such spells can be mitigated by publicly provided training measures. In a field experiment, the fictitious applications of three young women were sent to firms advertising apprenticeships for the ...
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German Economic Review
20 (2019), 4, S. 706-729
| Dorothea Kübler, Julia Schmid, Robert Stüber
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Research comparing heterosexuals with bisexuals and homosexuals in economics and the social sciences typically relies on two strategies to identify sexual orientation in existing survey data of general populations. Probing respondents to self-report their sexual orientation is generally considered the preferred option. Since self-reports are unavailable in most large multidisciplinary surveys, often ...
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Journal of Official Statistics
35 (2019), 4, S. 777-805
| Simon Kühne, Martin Kroh, David Richter
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
The article analyses the empirical relationship between bank credit risk and sovereign credit risk in the euro area, using a system of simultaneous equations identified through heteroskedasticity. We first confirm a two-way causality between both risks, which amplifies initial credit risk shocks. We also document significant credit risk spillovers between sovereigns and banks in the periphery and the ...
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Review of Finance
23 (2019), 4, S. 745-775
| Marcel Fratzscher, Malte Rieth
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
In the last decade, the call for improved estimates of lesbians, gay men and bisexual (LGB) populations has grown steadily. This is related to the increasing visibility of same-sex unions and the rapidly evolving changes in the legal and normative institutional frameworks regarding same-sex relationships in Western countries. The aim of this article is to present the sampling strategy and discuss the ...
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Journal of Official Statistics
35 (2019), 4, S. 753-776
| Stephanie Steinmetz, Mirjam Fischer
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
This article focuses on scholarly discourse on the science-policy interface, and in particular on questions regarding how this discourse can be understood in the course of history and which lessons we can learn. We aim to structure the discourse, show kinships of different concepts, and contextualize these concepts. For the twentieth century we identify three major phases that describe interactions ...
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Publications : Open Access Scholarly Publishing Journal
7 (2019), 4, 64, 15 S.
| Nataliia Sokolovska, Benedikt Fecher, Gert G. Wagner
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Beyond money and possessions, how are the rich different from the general population? Drawing on a unique sample of high‐net‐worth individuals from Germany (≥1 million Euro in financial assets; N = 130), nationally representative data (N = 22,981), and an additional online panel (N = 690), we provide the first direct investigation of the stereotypically perceived and self‐reported personality profiles ...
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British Journal of Psychology
110 (2019), 4, S. 769-789
| Marius Leckelt, David Richter, Carsten Schröder, Albrecht C. P. Küfner, Markus M. Grabka, Mitja D. Back
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Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science
Despite skepticism among experts about the effects of a minimum wage, there is remarkably widespread public support for such policies. Using representative survey data from 2015 and 2016, we investigate the subjective attitudes driving public support for Germany's minimum-wage reform. We find that socioeconomic characteristics and political orientations explain a minor part of the variation in attitudes, ...
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Finanzarchiv
75 (2019),4, S. 357-379
| Alexandra Fedorets, Carsten Schröder