This paper examines the relation between political corruption and the composition of public
spending. A rent-seeking model is used to describe political rent creation through the …

Why have advanced democracies experienced a retreat of the interventionist state since
1980? This article provides evidence that in all relevant policy indicators (spending …

This study analyzes how prevailing institutional arrangements ie, property rights, contracting
rights, political institutions, and corporate governance practices affect privatized firms' …

We present new evidence on whether political parties still matter in economic policy-making.
We investigate four policy instruments (changes in product market regulation (PMR) …

Almost all advanced democracies have launched significant privatization programs over the
last three decades. However, while there was a global run into privatization, substantial …

While government intervention in the economy has decreased in recent decades, the
literature disagrees on the causes of this development. This article provides a …

Over the last decade, particularly after the Great Recession, state-owned enterprises (SOEs)
have been expanding their role in the global economy, including through merger & …

There is a consensus over Europe's transformation into a highly competitive economy
through a series of ambitious pro-competition reforms. However, both the European …

This article systematically reviews trends in numerous economic policy indicators in
eighteen OECD countries since the early 1980s, synthesizing findings about the fate of …

There is considerable variation in levels and changes in public employment within and
between developed democracies. This article highlights the importance of fiscal …