Local Government Finance and Decentralization

In this paper we estimate a bargaining model of government formation in parliamentary democracies. We use the estimated structural model to conduct constitutional experiments aimed at evaluating the impact of institutional features of the political environment on the duration of the government formation process, the t…

This paper reports the results of a study of the impact of government expenditures on economic growth, emphasizing how government effectiveness influences the efficiency of government spending. The effects of sub-categories of government spending on growth are also examined. Total expenditures are estimated to have ne…

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• MEHMET KARAÇUKA

An extensive literature on the relationship between decentralization (or localization) and corruption has developed in recent years. While some authors argue that there is a positive relationship between decentralization and corruption, others claim that decentralization in fact leads to a reduction in the level of co…

• TUĞRUL GÜRGÜR

Abstract This paper investigates the factors generating changes in the financial inclusion levels based on data from 120 countries for 2011 and 2014. After calculating the index of financial inclusion across countries, we find evidences on the presence of spatial dependencies by using the Global Moran's I and local in…

• İBRAHİM BOZKURT
• MELEK YILDIZ
• RIFAT KARAKUŞ

Abstract In the 30 or so years since the publication of Gosta Esping‐Andersenapos;s Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism a number of rival welfare state typologies have emerged. This article has two broad aims. First, we review the reviews of welfare state typologies, pointing to issues of often unclear case selection a…

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• İLHAN ÖZTÜRK

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• ABUZER PINAR

Abstract Political science and public policy scholars have long emphasised the importance of understanding institutional change and policy entrepreneurship. This review article is a response to this call in the context of reform in macroeconomic bureaucracies. Adopting a ‘systematic’ approach to reviewing the literatu…

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• ABUZER PINAR

Abstract Political science and public policy scholars have long emphasised the importance of understanding institutional change and policy entrepreneurship. This review article is a response to this call in the context of reform in macroeconomic bureaucracies. Adopting a ‘systematic’ approach to reviewing the literatu…

• KADİR AYDIN GÜNDÜZ