Johannes Fedderke

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that levels of institutional indicators have a double-whammy effect by modifying the effects of policy on GDP and growth in GDP and affecting the levels of policy enacted themselves.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the optimal choice set of candidates standing for elected office and find that while there are benefits that accrue to having a larger choice, the optimal number of candidates is strictly finite, and the conditions under which an increase in the length of prior experience can be justified are where the cost associated with abuse of privilege is negligible.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight some limitations of cross country studies by focusing on the time series evidence for South Africa and introduce three new sets of fractionalization indicators and one set of political indicators.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of industry concentration on employment, total factor productivity and investment rates in South African manufacturing, and found that increased concentration unambiguously lowers employment.

TL;DR: The authors explored the appointment of career diplomats and political appointments to ambassadorial positions, across a range of characteristics that serve to indicate the attractiveness of the posting and found that political appointees are more likely to become ambassadors in high income OECD countries, that are strong tourist destinations, are located in Western Europe, and that carry lower hardship allowances than are career diplomats.