Title:Get out the vote : how encouraging voting changes political outcomes
Author(s):VALASEK, Justin-MattiasDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:How do measures to increase turnout affect election outcomes? I use a novel approach to analyze how these measures influence both voter turnout and the candidates' political positions. In general, lowering the net expense ...
Title:Transaction costs and planner intervention
Author(s):HOELLE, MatthewDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this paper, I examine a two-period general equilibrium model in which transaction costs are incurred whenever financial contracts are traded. These transaction costs are real and convex. The presence of these transaction ...