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Economics of Governance

Journal ISSN: 1435-8131,1435-6104

JCR: Q3

Impact Factor: 2.5

Articles

Does expenditure in public governance guarantee less corruption? Non-linearities and complementarities of the rule of law

Omar A. Guerrero & Gonzalo Castañeda
Published: 26 April 2021
Volume 22, pages 139–164, (2021)

Shocks to issue salience and electoral competition

Enriqueta Aragonès & Clara Ponsatí
Published: 14 February 2022
Volume 23, pages 33–63, (2022)

Property rights, transaction costs, and the limits of the market

Carmine Guerriero
Published: 13 March 2023
Volume 24, pages 143–176, (2023)

Ideological ambiguity and political spectrum

Hector Galindo-Silva
Published: 19 March 2024
Volume 25, pages 139–180, (2024)

Predicting satisfaction with democracy in Germany using local economic conditions, social capital, and individual characteristics

Tim Friehe & Christian Pfeifer
Published: 12 August 2024
Volume 25, pages 335–377, (2024)

Skimming the achieved? Quantifying the fiscal incentives of the German fiscal equalization scheme and its reforms since 1970

Yannick Bury, Lars P. Feld & Heiko T. Burret
Published: 19 August 2024
Volume 25, pages 291–334, (2024)

Politics and city growth in Italy: Do connections matter?

Gianluca Cerruti
Published: 28 October 2024
Volume 25, pages 415–485, (2024)

Unearthing the nexus: latifundia, earthquakes, and the emergence of the Sicilian Mafian

Michele Battisti, Giovanni Bernardo, Andros Kourtellos & Andrea Mario Lavezzi
Published: 03 February 2025
Volume 26, pages 57–91, (2025)

Paternalism attitudes and the happiness value of fundamental freedoms

Kai A. Konrad & Sven A. Simon
Published: 04 February 2025
Volume 26, pages 23–56, (2025)

Introduction

Economics of Governance is an academic journal that focuses on the analysis of governance structures, mechanisms, and their economic implications. It publishes rigorous research on topics such as corporate governance, institutional economics, contract theory, and organizational design, aiming to deepen the understanding of how governance affects economic performance and decision-making.

Editorial Board

Editors
Thushyanthan Baskaran
Management and Economics, Bochum University
Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Felix Muñoz-Garcia
School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University
Hulbert Hall 103H, Pullman, WA 99164, USA

Associate Editors

  • Robert Dur, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
  • Jon X. Eguia, Michigan State, USA
  • Giovanni Facchini, University of Nottingham, UK
  • Krisztina Kis-Katos, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • Susanne Lohmann, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Mariana Lopes da Fonseca, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Stergios Skaperdas, University of California, Irvine, USA
  • M. Socorro Puy, University of Malaga, Spain
  • Yaniv Reingewertz, University of Haifa, Israel
  • Jiabin Wu, University of Oregon, USA

Editorial Board

  • Wolfgang Buchholz, University of Regensburg, Germany
  • Joan Esteban, Institute for Economic Analysis, Bellaterra, Spain
  • Hans Gersbach, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
  • Mark Gradstein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
  • Steffen Huck, University College London, UK
  • Toshihiro Ihori, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Michael J. Keen, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA
  • Kjell E. Lommerud, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Kai A. Konrad, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Germany
  • James D. Morrow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
  • Hikaru Ogawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • James Robinson, University of Chicago, USA
  • Kimiko Terai, Keio University, Japan
  • Thierry Verdier, Paris School of Economics, France
  • Karl Wärneryd, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
  • Donald Wittman, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Aims & Scope

  • Governance across organizations

  • Applications of governance in firms and public policies

  • Methodologies in governance research

  • Interdisciplinary contributions from economics, organizational studies, and political science

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