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Political environment a ground for public sector corruption? Evidence from a cross-country analysis
Kumara, Ajantha Sisira; Handapangoda, Wasana Sampath - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This study employs the instrumental variable two-stage least squares regression approach for the data for 121 countries to explore the impact of a country’s political environment on its level of corruption. The study provides strong evidence that a higher degree of rule of law, press freedom,...
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Gender, corruption and sustainable growth in transition countries
Michailova, Julija; Melnykovska, Inna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Numerous studies have found negative connection between corruption level and economic development. At the same time few of them demonstrate correlation between women representation in politics and corruption level. This paper analyzes correlation between gender and corruption for a specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059084
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Do Freedom of Information Laws Decrease Corruption?
Tavares, Samia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
It has been argued that greater transparency is needed to reduce corruption. One way of increasing transparency is through the adoption of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. This paper uses the introduction of FOI laws as a natural experiment to determine their effect on corruption. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836763
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Public choice and the economic analysis of anarchy: a survey
Powell, Benjamin; Stringham, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Public choice economists began studying the economics of anarchy in the 1970s. Since then, the amount of research on anarchy has burgeoned. This article surveys the important public choice contributions to the economics of anarchy. Following the lead of the early public choice economists, many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684866
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Das ökonomische und politische Dilemma Europas
Mavrozacharakis, Emmanouil - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
symptoms of the problem. The Result is, that a political problem of legitimacy is called into the world that has mainly two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212950
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Driving while black: do police pass the test?
Mason, Patrick L. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
significance of police discrimination against social groups. This paper presents and applies a nonparametric test that is robust to … drivers. More particularly, there is evidence of police bias against African American male and Latino drivers by all officers … and no evidence of police bias against white male drivers by any group of officers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619310
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“The Right to the City” An Ecosystemic Approach to Better Cities, Better Life
Pilon, André Francisco; A. F. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
, culture, justice, labour, environment, health, safety, housing, leisure, transport, consumption. This year, the United Nations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685152
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Does legislative turnover adversely affect state expenditure policy? Evidence from Indian state elections
Uppal, Yogesh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
I examine the effect of legislative turnover on the size and composition of government expenditures in Indian state elections during 1980-2000. The paper finds that excessive turnover in Indian state elections results in an inefficient government expenditure policy. First, the higher the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980416
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Making politicians and bureaucrats deliver: decentralization and interlinked tasks
Goyal, Ashima - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The paper analyzes incentive compatible task allocation between bureaucrats, central and local politicians in conjunction with the type of task. If effort in one task is an input in another task, giving the bureaucrat the second task as his objective will ensure the completion of both tasks....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107995
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Куда идти: двадцать четыре тезиса
Polterovich, Victor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Abstract The article deals with the basic elements of a rational strategy of economic development of Russia in the modern circumstances. The analysis shows that the current state of confrontation between Russia and the United States will last long enough. Trying to shorten the period of forced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108106