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Francesco Sobbrio - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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meet the press how voters and politicians respond to newspaper entry and exit
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014Co-Authors: Francesco Drago, Tommaso Nannicini, Francesco SobbrioAbstract:This paper evaluates the eects of changes in the supply of news provided by newspapers on electoral participation, political selection, and Government eciency. We address these issues in the Italian context by constructing a new dataset covering the presence of local news by dierent types of newspapers (i.e., local and national) for all cities above 15,000 inhabitants in the period 1993{2010. The identication strategy exploits discrete changes in the number of newspapers supplying local news and the precise timing of these events. The results show that the entry of newspapers in the market for local news leads to an increase in turnout in Municipal elections, a higher probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected, and an improvement in the eciency of the Municipal Government (as measured by the speed of revenue collection). The eect of newspapers on Government eciency is larger when mayors are not term-limited and thus face reelec
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meet the press how voters and politicians respond to newspaper entry and exit
Social Science Research Network, 2013Co-Authors: Francesco Drago, Tommaso Nannicini, Francesco SobbrioAbstract:This paper uses an original dataset covering the presence of local news in medium-large Italian cities in the period 1993-2010 to evaluate the effects of newspaper entry and exit on electoral participation, political selection, and Government efficiency. Exploiting discrete changes in the number of newspapers, we show that newspaper entry increases turnout in Municipal elections, the probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected, and the efficiency of the Municipal Government. We do not find any effect on the selection of politicians. Competition plays a relevant role, as the effects are not limited to the first newspaper entry.
Kimberly L. Nelson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Form of Government Still Matters: Fostering Innovation in U.S. Municipal Governments
American Review of Public Administration, 2012Co-Authors: Kimberly L. Nelson, James H. SvaraAbstract:Using data on the adoption of e-Government, reinventing Government, and strategic practices, and the Nelson and Svara (2010) typology of Municipal Government form, the authors investigate the characteristics of Municipal Governments that are related to the implementation of innovative practices. The authors find that higher innovation rates are associated with council-manager Governments—both with and without an elected mayor, higher population, greater growth, lower unemployment, sunbelt location, and higher population density. Controlling for all other variables, form of Government (and variations within form) account for the greatest explanation of the adoption of innovative practices in Municipalities. The authors conclude that form of Government remains an important variable to consider when investigating local Government management and performance.
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state level autonomy and Municipal Government structure influence on form of Government outcomes
The American Review of Public Administration, 2011Co-Authors: Kimberly L. NelsonAbstract:A number of recent studies have argued that Municipal Governments have so significantly modified elements of their form of Government that it is now difficult to distinguish form. However, none of these studies considers the influence of state Government on these choices. This study uses a comprehensive data set of U.S. Municipal Governments with populations of at least 10,000 and a data set of state legislative provisions related to form of Government to investigate the influence of state law on Municipal form of Government choices. The findings demonstrate that state law is associated with some choices of Government form and that structures that hybridize the council-manager and mayor-council forms of Government are still relatively uncommon.
Gary E Roberts - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Municipal Government benefits practices and personnel outcomes results from a national survey
Public Personnel Management, 2004Co-Authors: Gary E RobertsAbstract:Employee benefits are an essential and costly component of the compensation and human resources management system. This research effort surveyed 358 Municipal Governments on their employee benefits...
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Municipal Government personnel professionals and performance appraisal is there a consensus on the characteristics of an effective appraisal system
Public Personnel Management, 1996Co-Authors: Gary E Roberts, Thomas J PavlakAbstract:Personnel manager knowledge of the characteristics of an effective performance appraisal system is potentially an important factor in appraisal system development. The results of a national sample ...
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maximizing performance appraisal system acceptance perspectives from Municipal Government personnel administrators
Public Personnel Management, 1994Co-Authors: Gary E RobertsAbstract:The variables that are associated with perceptions of performance appraisal system acceptance were investigated. Employee acceptance is a critical factor in the development of an effective system. ...
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barriers to Municipal Government performance appraisal systems evidence from a survey of Municipal personnel administrators
Public Personnel Management, 1994Co-Authors: Gary E RobertsAbstract:Performance appraisal systems are an important tool of personnel management, but not all Municipalities utilize this technique. The study analyzed the major reasons why Municipal Governments do not...
Tommaso Nannicini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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meet the press how voters and politicians respond to newspaper entry and exit
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014Co-Authors: Francesco Drago, Tommaso Nannicini, Francesco SobbrioAbstract:This paper evaluates the eects of changes in the supply of news provided by newspapers on electoral participation, political selection, and Government eciency. We address these issues in the Italian context by constructing a new dataset covering the presence of local news by dierent types of newspapers (i.e., local and national) for all cities above 15,000 inhabitants in the period 1993{2010. The identication strategy exploits discrete changes in the number of newspapers supplying local news and the precise timing of these events. The results show that the entry of newspapers in the market for local news leads to an increase in turnout in Municipal elections, a higher probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected, and an improvement in the eciency of the Municipal Government (as measured by the speed of revenue collection). The eect of newspapers on Government eciency is larger when mayors are not term-limited and thus face reelec
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meet the press how voters and politicians respond to newspaper entry and exit
Social Science Research Network, 2013Co-Authors: Francesco Drago, Tommaso Nannicini, Francesco SobbrioAbstract:This paper uses an original dataset covering the presence of local news in medium-large Italian cities in the period 1993-2010 to evaluate the effects of newspaper entry and exit on electoral participation, political selection, and Government efficiency. Exploiting discrete changes in the number of newspapers, we show that newspaper entry increases turnout in Municipal elections, the probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected, and the efficiency of the Municipal Government. We do not find any effect on the selection of politicians. Competition plays a relevant role, as the effects are not limited to the first newspaper entry.
Francesco Drago - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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meet the press how voters and politicians respond to newspaper entry and exit
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014Co-Authors: Francesco Drago, Tommaso Nannicini, Francesco SobbrioAbstract:This paper evaluates the eects of changes in the supply of news provided by newspapers on electoral participation, political selection, and Government eciency. We address these issues in the Italian context by constructing a new dataset covering the presence of local news by dierent types of newspapers (i.e., local and national) for all cities above 15,000 inhabitants in the period 1993{2010. The identication strategy exploits discrete changes in the number of newspapers supplying local news and the precise timing of these events. The results show that the entry of newspapers in the market for local news leads to an increase in turnout in Municipal elections, a higher probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected, and an improvement in the eciency of the Municipal Government (as measured by the speed of revenue collection). The eect of newspapers on Government eciency is larger when mayors are not term-limited and thus face reelec
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meet the press how voters and politicians respond to newspaper entry and exit
Social Science Research Network, 2013Co-Authors: Francesco Drago, Tommaso Nannicini, Francesco SobbrioAbstract:This paper uses an original dataset covering the presence of local news in medium-large Italian cities in the period 1993-2010 to evaluate the effects of newspaper entry and exit on electoral participation, political selection, and Government efficiency. Exploiting discrete changes in the number of newspapers, we show that newspaper entry increases turnout in Municipal elections, the probability of the incumbent mayor being reelected, and the efficiency of the Municipal Government. We do not find any effect on the selection of politicians. Competition plays a relevant role, as the effects are not limited to the first newspaper entry.
