Judicial Decisions, Backlash and Secessionism: The Spanish Constitutional Court and Catalonia

A Casas, F Curci, AI De Moragas - The Economic Journal, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We exploit a unique quasi-experiment to study the effects of judicial decisions on sensitive
issues on political attitudes. In 2010, the Spanish Constitutional Court partially overruled the …

[PDF][PDF] When should place based policies used and how should they be articulated with other policy instruments

A Solé-Ollé - Background paper for the OECD-EC High-Level Expert …, 2023 - oecd.org
The OECD is a multi-disciplinary inter-governmental organisation with member countries
which engages in its work an increasing number of non-members from all regions of the …

Domino Secessions: Evidence from the US

We analyze how secession movements unfold and the interdependence of regions'
decisions to secede. We first model and then empirically examine how secessions can occur …

Fiscal aspects of subnational governments

J Martínez-Vázquez, E Sanz-Arcega… - Handbook on …, 2024 - elgaronline.com
Over the past decades a political shift toward decentralization has been under way in many
countries around the world. At the same time, this trend coexists with those in regional …

[PDF][PDF] A Framework for Evaluating Border Configurations: Applications to Africa

S Petrov - 2024 - sasha-petrov.com
National border configurations significantly affect welfare: they govern trading opportunities
and eligibility for public services. Empirical evidence suggests that postcolonial border …