In all democratic, market economies the size of government increased in the years after World War II. This conclusion holds for most broad measures of size such as tax collections or spending as a share of total output or government employment as a share of total employment. One of the main tasks of political economy is to explain why this is so.</p
The appropriate size and role of the government is one of the most fundamental and enduring debates ...
Politics takes place in time and space–both the immutable physical space and the institutional space...
A striking feature of virtually al western industrialized countries sice the middle of the past cent...
We try to demonstrate how economists may engage in research on comparative politics, relating the si...
We study a dynamic version of Meltzer and Richard's median-voter model of the size of government. Ta...
An examination of the available data reveals that the size of government varies considerably across ...
This article explains the differences in size and growth of governments over time. We first divide t...
An examination of the available data reveals that the size of government varies considerably across ...
In a general equilibrium model of a labor economy, the size of government, measured by the share of...
Governments have grown faster than the private sector in all countries where governments are chosen ...
We contribute to the political economy of public-sector growth by integrating three essential elemen...
International audienceGiven inelastic demand for labour-intensive public services, the size of gover...
We analyze the impact of ideology on the size of government. In a simple model the government sets r...
This paper contributes to the understanding of empirically-oriented work on the size of government ...
This paper examines the influence of government ideology on public sector size through a statistical...
The appropriate size and role of the government is one of the most fundamental and enduring debates ...
Politics takes place in time and space–both the immutable physical space and the institutional space...
A striking feature of virtually al western industrialized countries sice the middle of the past cent...
We try to demonstrate how economists may engage in research on comparative politics, relating the si...
We study a dynamic version of Meltzer and Richard's median-voter model of the size of government. Ta...
An examination of the available data reveals that the size of government varies considerably across ...
This article explains the differences in size and growth of governments over time. We first divide t...
An examination of the available data reveals that the size of government varies considerably across ...
In a general equilibrium model of a labor economy, the size of government, measured by the share of...
Governments have grown faster than the private sector in all countries where governments are chosen ...
We contribute to the political economy of public-sector growth by integrating three essential elemen...
International audienceGiven inelastic demand for labour-intensive public services, the size of gover...
We analyze the impact of ideology on the size of government. In a simple model the government sets r...
This paper contributes to the understanding of empirically-oriented work on the size of government ...
This paper examines the influence of government ideology on public sector size through a statistical...
The appropriate size and role of the government is one of the most fundamental and enduring debates ...
Politics takes place in time and space–both the immutable physical space and the institutional space...
A striking feature of virtually al western industrialized countries sice the middle of the past cent...
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