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Varieties of capitalism: the institutional foundations of comparative advantage
Peter A. Hall,David Soskice +1 more
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In this paper, the authors highlight the role of business in national economies and show that there is more than one path to economic success, and explain national differences in social and economic policy.Abstract:
What are the most important differences among national economies? Is globalization forcing nations to converge on an Anglo-American model? What explains national differences in social and economic policy? This pathbreaking work outlines a new approach to these questions. It highlights the role of business in national economies and shows that there is more than one path to economic success.read more
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Oil prices and energy technology innovation: An empirical analysis
Andrew Cheon,Johannes Urpelainen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an integrated account that increasing oil prices reinforce existing sectoral innovation systems, both politically and economically, thus allowing public policymakers and private entrepreneurs to profitably invest in new energy technologies.
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Laying a smoke screen: Ambiguity and neutralization as strategic responses to intra-institutional complexity
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Diffusion through Democracy
TL;DR: The authors examine how electoral concerns shape diffusion patterns and argue that foreign templates and international organization recommendations can shift voters' policy positions and produce electoral incentives for politicians to mimic certain foreign models, and show that even U.S. voters shift positions substantially when informed about UN recommendations and foreign countries' choices.
Key drivers of 'good' corporate governance and the appropriateness of UK policy responses : final report
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify key drivers of good corporate governance based on a review of social science literature; to describe the content of UK regulatory initiatives with regard to those drivers; and to evaluate gaps in the content and the implementation of UK policy regarding corporate governance, using those drivers as benchmarks.
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Historical Knowledge and Quantitative Analysis: The Case of the Origins of Proportional Representation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the qualitative evidence underlying the important quantitative arguments about the origins of electoral systems advanced by Carles Boix and by Thomas Cusack, Torben Iversen, and David Soskice, and explore how their respective attention to historical knowledge affects the quality of their data, the plausibility of their hypotheses, and ultimately the robustness of their statistical findings.
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