Nach mehr als zehn Jahren ist es an der Zeit, das Lehrbuch zu aktualisieren. Als Koautor
konnte Benjamin Garske gewonnen werden, um die Bandbreite der aktuellen …

Does the organization of the assembly affect whether governments deliver policy that
reflects the public's changing preferences? Cross‐national analyses of public opinion and …

This study develops a stylized theoretical model wherein local fiscal pressure induces policy
distortions and thereby reducing the energy efficiency (EE) in firms in the manufacturing …

The impact of digital finance on fiscal stress is an important issue in achieving high-quality
financial development. Based on the theoretical analysis of digital finance and fiscal stress …

The link between opinion and policy is central to the functioning of representative
democracy. Democracies are responsive to their citizens' preferences if citizens can …

Government responsiveness is a key feature and justification for democracy. Yet, previous
studies show that the ability of governments to deliver responsive policies critically depends …

Whether fiscal austerity by governments is unpopular or not is much discussed in the
literature. One line of research argues that consolidation has negative electoral effects …

This paper explores environmental protest outcomes during the decade of the 2010s in the
UK. In doing so, it presents the results of a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of all 54 …

Vote-seeking political parties have a clear incentive to align their policies with voter
demands, yet they do not always do so. When significant public demands go unaddressed …

What are the economic consequences of policies that follow public opinion? We combine
international survey data with fiscal statistics, and find that the public generally favors …