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Quality of Government Services and the Civic Duty to Pay Taxes in the Czech and Slovak Republics, and other Transition Countries by Hanousek, Jan, Palda, Filip

“…Summary This paper analyses a 2002 survey of the Czech and Slovak Republics, and more limited surveys of Hungary and Poland to conclude that tax evasion is…”
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The price of transparency: do campaign finance disclosure laws discourage political participation by citizens' groups? by Gagnon, Alexandre Couture, Palda, Filip

“…We surveyed independent citizens' groups who advertised in either of the Canadian federal elections of 2004 and 2006 to see whether financial reporting laws…”
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Is there a displacement deadweight loss from tax evasion? Estimates using firm surveys from the Czech Republic by Hanousek, Jan, Palda, Filip

“…In the presence of the underground economy, taxes may give rise to a deadweight loss from displacement of efficient producers by inefficient producers. We…”
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Voter Turnout: How Much Can We Explain? by Matsusaka, John G., Palda, Filip

“…This paper evaluates the ability of common explanatory variables to predict who votes. Logit voting regressions are estimated with more than three dozen…”
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The Downsian Voter Meets the Ecological Fallacy by Matsusaka, John G., Palda, Filip

“…This paper presents evidence that voter participation does not depend on the probability that one vote is decisive. An extensive summary of the empirical…”
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Some deadweight losses from the minimum wage: the cases of full and partial compliance by Palda, Filip

“…This paper highlights the social costs from non-price rationing of the labour force due to the minimum wage. By short-circuiting the ability of low…”
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Improper Selection of High-Cost Producers in the Rent-Seeking Contest by Palda, Filip

“…The resources two rival businesses spend to raise their own chance of getting a unique monopoly license are a cost of rent-seeking. When those businesses…”
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Evasive Ability and the Efficiency Cost of the Underground Economy by Palda, Filip

“…In the presence of differing abilities to evade taxes, markets select producers for their evasive skills and their abilities to keep costs of production low…”
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Political Parties and Women's Success in Municipal Elections in 2005 in Montérégie and Montréal (Québec, Canada) by Couture Gagnon, Alexandre, Palda, Filip, Sepielak, Katarzyna

“…We examine the impact of political parties on the success of women and men candidates in the 2005 municipal elections of Québec's two most populous regions,…”
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Are Campaign Contributions a Form of Speech? Evidence from Recent US House Elections by Dharmapala, Dhammika, Palda, Filip

“…This paper investigates the effects of the sources of candidates' campaign funding on their electoral outcomes, with particular emphasis on whether candidates…”
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Problems measuring the underground economy in transition1 by Hanousek, Jan, Palda, Filip

“…An easy and popular method for measuring the size of the underground economy is to use macro data such as money demand or electricity demand to infer what the…”
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Property Rights vs. Redistribution: Which Path to National Wealth? by Palda, Filip

“…Recent empirical and theoretical research suggests that egalitarian income distribution may spur economic growth. Another different strand of research suggests…”
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Problems measuring the underground economy in transition by Hanousek, Jan, Palda, Filip

“…An easy and popular method for measuring the size of the underground economy is to use macro data such as money demand or electricity demand to infer what the…”
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Fiscal Churning and Political Efficiency by Palda, Filip

“…Almost every citizen pays taxes and receives transfers. This is known as 'fiscal churning.' Citizens might be better-off if taxes and transfers were…”
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Can Repressive Regimes Be Moderated through Foreign Aid? by Palda, Filip

“…In what circumstances should foreign aid be given to less developed countries with repressive rulers? Repressive rulers are assumed to control the national…”
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Property Rights versus Redistribution: Which Path to National Wealth by Palda, Filip

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The Impact of Campaign Expenditures on Political Competition in the French Legislative Elections of 1993 by Palda, Filip, Palda, Kristian

“…We use regression analysis to estimate the effect that campaign money had on the votes of challengers and incumbents in the 1993 elections to the French…”
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Quality of Government Services and the Civic Duty to Pay Taxes in the Czech and Slovak Republics, and other Transition Countries by Palda, Filip, Hanousek, Jan

“…Ce papier analyse un sondage dans les Républiques Tchèque et Slovaque ainsi qu'un sondage plus limité en Hongrie et en Pologne et conclut que la fraude fiscale…”
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Problems measuring the underground economy in transition 1 by Hanousek, Jan, Palda, Filip

“…Abstract An easy and popular method for measuring the size of the underground economy is to use macro data such as money demand or electricity demand to infer…”
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Desirability and effects of campaign spending limits by Palda, Filip

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