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    Legislature and constituency size in Italian regions: Forecasting the effects of a reform

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    We analyze the effect of different legislature size on per capita regional expenditure in Italy. According to the theory, legislature size has an indefinite effect on government spending because logrolling and transaction costs may have canceling effects. We find a large and significantly positive effect of the number of legislators. We use these findings to forecast the effects of the increase in the number of legislators that is taking place in some regions: a 10% increase in legislature size commands on average a 12% increase in per capita regional expenditure

    STRATEGIC DELEGATION AND JUDICIAL COUPLES IN THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

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    We analyze the selection of the Justice Reporter by the Justice President of the Italian Constitutional Court, the most important form of agenda setting power and act of delegation in decisions of constitutional (il)legitimacy. We estimate an econometric model that evaluates the relative importance of the determinants of the creation of these “judicial couples”, namely, professional background, political affiliation, age etc. Professional background is shown to be an important determinant of the creation of the couples, more so with time, although the onset of the Second Republic has reduced its importance. This analysis sheds light into the inner workings of the Italian Constitutional Court and the actual processes through which its jurisprudence is generated
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