Arbeitspapier
The impact of political leaders' profession and education on reforms
This paper analyzes whether the educational and professional background of a head of government matters for the implementation of market-liberalizing reforms. Employing panel data over the period 1970-2002, we present empirical evidence based on a novel data set covering profession and education of more than 500 political leaders from 73 countries. Our results show that entrepreneurs, professional scientists, and trained economists are significantly more reform oriented. Contrary, union executives tend to impede reforms. We also highlight interactions between profession and education with time in office and the political leaning of the ruling party.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: KOF Working Papers ; No. 147
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
- Thema
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Reforms
Economic Policy
Economic Freedom
Interest Groups
Lobbying
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Dreher, Axel
Lamla, Michael J.
Rupprecht, Sarah M.
Somogyi, Frank
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
- (wo)
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Zurich
- (wann)
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2006
- DOI
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doi:10.3929/ethz-a-005277685
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Dreher, Axel
- Lamla, Michael J.
- Rupprecht, Sarah M.
- Somogyi, Frank
- ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
Entstanden
- 2006
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