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Even a hundred years after its demise, the Habsburg Empire persists in Eastern Europe - in the population's trust in public institutions. In our research project, we exploit the fact that the former Habsburg border cuts through several Eastern European countries today. Comparing people within the same country on both sides of the long-gone Habsburg border, we find that the ceased Habsburg Empire still persists today in greater trust and reduced corruption in courts and police at the local level.
Here you can find a short non-technical overview on this topic.
Research paper:
Research paper:
The Empire Is Dead, Long Live the Empire! Long-Run Persistence of Trust and Corruption in the Bureaucracy (with S.O. Becker, K. Boeckh and C. Hainz). Economic Journal 126 (590): 40-74, 2016
Non-technical contribution:
Non-technical contribution:
How the Long-gone Habsburg Empire Is Still Visible in Eastern European Bureaucracies Today (with S.O. Becker). VOX, 31.5.2011
Material available only in German
Material available only in German
Non-technical contribution:
Non-technical contribution:
Wie das längst untergegangene Habsburger Reich noch heute in den osteuropäischen Verwaltungen sichtbar ist (with S.O. Becker, K. Boeckh, and C. Hainz). ifo Schnelldienst 64 (12): 20-23, 2011
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