Search Results - "Dove, John A."

One size fits all? The differential impact of federal regulation on early-stage entrepreneurial activity across US states by Dove, John A.

“…Numerous studies evaluate how a jurisdiction’s institutional and specifically regulatory environment impact firm formation and entrepreneurial activity. This…”
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Institutions and incarceration: The role of economic freedom at the MSA level by Dove, John A., Dove, Laura R.

“…Objective We evaluate the relationship between economic freedom and incarceration at the U.S. metropolitan statistical area level. Method We use economic…”
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Do fiscal constraints prevent default? Historical evidence from U.S. municipalities by Dove, John A.

“…Through the nineteenth century numerous U.S. states developed extensive municipal fiscal constitutions. These generally came in the wake of financial crises…”
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Opportunity entrepreneurship and regulation: a state-level analysis by Dove, John A.

“…The paper empirically tests the relationship between opportunity entrepreneurship - i.e. procyclical entrepreneurial activity associated with growth-oriented…”
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It's easier to contract than to pay: Judicial independence and US municipal default in the 19th century by Dove, John A.

“…•I investigate how judicial independence influences rates of US municipal default.•History shows a direct relationship between relative independence and rates…”
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Assessing State Resilience: Lynching and Its Ramifications on State Credit in the United States by Dove, John A., Byrd, William J.

“…ABSTRACT The importance of state capacity and institutional quality has received significant attention within the academic literature. This is especially true…”
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Is there a relationship between TELs and default? Evidence from US municipalities by Dove, John A.

“…The economic effects of tax and expenditure limits (TELs) have been often studied in the literature. However, little research has addressed how TELs might…”
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Factors influencing the timing and type of state-level alcohol prohibitions prior to 1920 by Poelmans, Eline, Dove, John A., Taylor, Jason E., Dighe, Ranjit S.

“…We employ a 70-year panel to examine the factors that influenced the timing and type—statutory prohibition, constitutional prohibition, or local option—of US…”
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Some additional evidence on the interplay between corruption, tax policy and firm entry using US states by Dove, John A.

“…The effects that corruption and tax policy have on entrepreneurship and firm growth have been often studied in the literature. This current article adds to…”
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The effect of judicial independence on entrepreneurship in the US states by Dove, John A.

“…•I evaluate the effect that judicial independence has on entrepreneurial activity in the US.•Merit selection of both Supreme Court and intermediate appellate…”
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The politics of beer: analysis of the congressional votes on the beer bill of 1933 by Poelmans, Eline, Dove, John A., Taylor, Jason E.

“…Nine days after he took office in March 1933, Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to amend existing federal Prohibition policy so as to allow for the sale and…”
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What Is a Classical Liberal Constitution? by Dove, John A., Young, Andrew T.

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Judicial Independence and US State Bond Ratings: An Empirical Investigation by Dove, John A.

“…Significant research has assessed how judicial independence influences a number of economic outcomes, however, less has been done to evaluate how financial…”
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Dismantling the south-west coalition: further evidence of distributive politics in preemption legislation by Byrd, William J., Dove, John A.

“…The factors influencing legislative voting behavior have often been studied. This is especially true regarding antebellum federal preemption legislation…”
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Judicial independence and economic freedom in the US states by Dove, John A.

“…This article addresses the extent to which differences in judicial independence across US states influence economic freedom by using the Fraser Institute's…”
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Property Tax Limits, Balanced Budget Rules, and Line-Item Vetoes: A Long-Run View by Dove, John A.

“…This paper explores the early development of three important fiscal institutions faced by U.S. state governments: property tax limits (PTLs), balanced budget…”
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US State Tort Liability Reform and Entrepreneurship by Dove, John A., Dove, Laura R.

“…Tort and civil liability reform has been a hotly debated issue across US states. This has spawned a large theoretical and empirical academic literature that…”
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Is There a Tradeoff Between Economic Development Incentives and Economic Freedom? Evidence from the US States by Dove, John A., Sutter, Daniel

“…State and local governments have used targeted incentives to recruit businesses for decades. The relationship between incentives and business formation,…”
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U.S. state fiscal constraints and railroad development through the nineteenth century by Dove, John A.

“…Throughout the nineteenth century, U.S. states developed extensive fiscal constraints meant to limit public investment in infrastructure projects, especially…”
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VOTER PREFERENCES, INSTITUTIONS, AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM by Crowley, George R., Dove, John A., Sutter, Daniel

“…The enormous impact that economic freedom can have on economic outcomes makes an understanding of the factors or forces affecting its level paramount. To what…”
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