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Polarization, Trust and Policy Capacity - Strategic Bureaucrat Appointments under Electoral Incentives

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  • Swank, Otto

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  • Sisak, Dana & Swank, Otto, 2025. "Polarization, Trust and Policy Capacity - Strategic Bureaucrat Appointments under Electoral Incentives," VfS Annual Conference 2025 (Cologne): Revival of Industrial Policy 325374, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation

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