Fischer Justina A.V.
Research evidence on the impact of relative income position on individuals? attitudes and behaviour is sorely lacking. Therefore, using the International Social Survey Programme 1998 data from 26 countries this paper investigates the impact...
The Effect of Direct Democracy on Income Redistribution:
Evidence for Switzerland
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There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on ...
Does Envy Destroy Social Fundamentals? The Impact of
Relative Income Position on Social Capital
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Research evidence on the impact of relative income position on individual attitudes and behaviour is sorely lacking. Therefore, this paper assesses such positional impact on social capital by applying 14 different measurements to Internatio...