George Downs
Biographic Data
| ID | 1102231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Downs |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Downs |
| SIGNATURE | DOWNS G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Political Economy of Income Tax Policies
Despite the close ties between tax-generated revenue and government policies, little is known about how political institutions shape the structure of tax choices across income levels. We propose and test a model based on the selectorate perspective, which predicts that leader choices regarding taxing and spending are driven by their desire to maximize their survival prospects against domestic challengers. The empirical tests investigate the condi…
Ending Civil Wars
Committees of the American Political Science Association
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Optimal Imperfection?
Fiscal reform and governmental efficiency
Ecodynamics
Theorizing about public expenditure decision-making
Bureaucracy and Juvenile Corrections in the States
Ending Civil Wars
A Political Economy of Income Tax Policies
Despite the close ties between tax-generated revenue and government policies, little is known about how political institutions shape the structure of tax choices across income levels. We propose and test a model based on the selectorate perspective, which predicts that leader choices regarding taxing and spending are driven by their desire to maximize their survival prospects against domestic challengers. The empirical tests investigate the condi…
Theorizing about public expenditure decision-making
Fiscal reform and governmental efficiency
Theorizing about public expenditure decision-making
Bureaucracy and Juvenile Corrections in the States
Ecodynamics
Fiscal reform and governmental efficiency
Optimal Imperfection?
Committees of the American Political Science Association
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Ending Civil Wars
A Political Economy of Income Tax Policies
Despite the close ties between tax-generated revenue and government policies, little is known about how political institutions shape the structure of tax choices across income levels. We propose and test a model based on the selectorate perspective, which predicts that leader choices regarding taxing and spending are driven by their desire to maximize their survival prospects against domestic challengers. The empirical tests investigate the condi…
Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public economics (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Economic theories and models (2 works) · Economic Theory and Institutions (2 works)