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Cultural Values, Family Decisions and Gender Segregation in Higher Education: Evidence from 26 OECD Economies
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2018-06-11)
This paper examines the role of cultural values and family decision-making in the gender distribution
of higher education on a panel database of 9 elds of study in 26 OECD countries over 1998-2012.
The paper surmises ...
Electoral Systems and Income Inequality: A Tale of Political Equality
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2018-10-23)
Political economy literature has so far failed to offer a consensus on the effect of political
institutions such as regime type (democracy vs. autocracy) and electoral systems (majori-
tarian vs. proportional representation) ...
Political Institutions, Technology and Growth: a dynamic panel approach
(Departamento Fundamentos del Ánálisis Económico I UPV/EHU, 2015-10)
This paper investigates whether the effect of political institutions on sectoral economic performance is determined by the level of technological development of industries. Building on previous studies on the linkages among ...
Do Mayoritarian Electoral Rules Favour Larger Industries in the Economy
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2016)
Electoral rules translate votes into seats on different basis. Politicians respond differently to alternative electoral rules, and consequently, economic performance is expected to vary across rules. This paper empirically ...