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The determinants of asset stripping: theory and evidence from the transition economies
Campos, Nauro F.; Giovannoni, Francesco - 2005
During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of the stock of socialist physical capital. Despite the obvious importance of this phenomenon, there have been no efforts to model, measure and investigate this process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267582
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The Determinants of Asset Stripping: Theory and Evidence from the Transition Economies
Campos, Nauro F.; Giovannoni, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of the stock of socialist physical capital. Despite the obvious importance of this phenomenon, there have been no efforts to model, measure and investigate this process...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703447
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Engaging in Corruption: The Influence of Cultural Values and Contagion Effects at the Micro Level
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Guven, Cahit - 2013
Previous empirical work on corruption has generally been cross-country in nature and focused on utilizing country …-level corruption ratings. By using micro-level data for over 20 European countries that directly measure individual characteristics …, corruption experiences, gender roles, trust and values to examine the determinants of corruption, this paper goes beyond the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328937
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Corruption, shadow economy and income inequality: Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both Corruption Perception Index and ICRG index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291305
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Engaging in Corruption: The Influence of Cultural Values and Contagion Effects at the Micro Level
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Guven, Cahit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Previous empirical work on corruption has generally been cross-country in nature and focused on utilizing country …-level corruption ratings. By using micro-level data for over 20 European countries that directly measure individual characteristics …, corruption experiences, gender roles, trust and values to examine the determinants of corruption, this paper goes beyond the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105624
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Corruption, Shadow Economy and Income Inequality: Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both 'Corruption Perception Index' and 'ICRG' index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604102
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Illicit Shadows: An Economic Analysis of Trade Gaps in Cultural Goods through the Italian Market
Acciai, Elia; Belloni, Michele; Della Giusta, Marina; … - 2023
corruption and adoption of protective legislation (UNESCO and UNIDROIT) and discuss results indicating further questions to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377185
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Double-Edged Sword: Persistent Effects of Communism on Life Satisfaction
Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga - 2021
Communism was a two-edged sword for the trustees of the former regime. Communist party members and their relatives enjoyed status and privileges, while secret police informants were often coerced to work clandestinely and gather compromising materials about friends, colleagues, and neighbors. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658291
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Does conflict disrupt growth? Evidence of the relationship between political instability and national economic performance
Polachek, Solomon W.; Sevastianova, Daria - 2010
Current empirical growth models limit the determinants of country growth to geographic, economic, and institutional variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do different types of conflict affect country growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269690
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Is Germany the North Star of labor market policy?
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013
Germany's recovery from an unemployment disease and its resilience to the Great Recession is remarkable. Its success story makes it a showcase for labor policy and labor market reforms. This paper assesses the potential of the German experience as a model for effective, evidence-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293117