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- Influence
Does organizational design of supreme audit institutions matter? A cross-country assessment
- Lorenz Blume, S. Voigt
- Business
- 1 June 2011
This is the first study that assesses the economic effects of differences in organizational design of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) on a cross-country basis. The effects on three groups of… Expand
The economic effects of federalism and decentralization—a cross-country assessment
- S. Voigt, Lorenz Blume
- Economics
- 1 August 2009
This paper explores the idea that institutional details matter and that attempts to estimate the economic effects of federalism by employing a simple dummy variable neglect potentially important… Expand
Improving Credibility by Delegating Judicial Competence - the Case of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- S. Voigt, Michael Ebeling, Lorenz Blume
- Political Science
- 1 March 2007
It is argued that government credibility is an important resource and that it can be improved by delegating decision-making competence beyond the nation-state. It is hypothesized that such delegation… Expand
The Economic Effects of Human Rights
- Lorenz Blume, S. Voigt
- Political Science, Materials Science
- 26 October 2007
Economists are often skeptical concerning the economic effects of various forms of human rights: it has been argued that basic human rights can make the legal system less efficient but also that… Expand
The Economic Effects of Constitutional Budget Institutions
- S. Voigt, Lorenz Blume
- Economics
- 1 March 2013
There is a well-established literature analyzing the effects of fiscal institutions on fiscal policy variables such as budget deficits or accumulated government debt. We combine this literature with… Expand
Federalism and Decentralization - A Critical Survey of Frequently Used Indicators
- Lorenz Blume, S. Voigt
- Economics, Political Science
- 5 September 2008
The economic effects of federalism are unclear: some papers find that federalism has strong positive effects on a number of economically relevant variables, others find negative effects. The results… Expand
Supreme Audit Institutions: Supremely Superfluous? A Cross Country Assessment
- Lorenz Blume, S. Voigt
- Political Science
- 1 March 2007
This is the first study that assesses the economic effects of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) on a cross country basis. Drawing on two distinct sources (a survey carried out by the International… Expand
The economic effects of local authority mergers: empirical evidence for German city regions
- Lorenz Blume, T. Blume
- Economics
- 14 February 2007
Cooperation of neighbouring local authorities in the provision of regional public goods can be efficiency enhancing due to economies of scale, a better realisation of fiscal equivalence or dynamic… Expand
Patterns of Social Capital in West German Regions
- Lorenz Blume, D. Sack
- Economics
- 1 July 2008
Social capital is often defined as consisting of trust and postmaterialist values on the one hand, and social networks on the other hand. This article examines how different governance modes such as… Expand