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Conducting Ethical Economic Research : Complications from the Field

Alderman, Harold - 2017

This essay discusses practical issues confronted when conducting surveys as well as designing appropriate field trials. First, it looks at the challenge of ensuring transparency while maintaining confidentiality. Second, it explores the role of trust in light of asymmetric information held by...

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Experiments in Culture and Corruption : A Review

Banuri, Sheheryar - 2017

Two decades of empirical evaluation have shown that corruption has a negative impact on economic growth, political stability, judicial effectiveness, democratization, educational attainment, and equality of income. However, corruption exists, persists, and varies significantly by culture. Lab...

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Why Multi-Stakeholder Groups Succeed and Fail

Truex, Rory - 2017

Anti-corruption initiatives increasingly use multi-stakeholder groups, comprised of representatives from government, private sector, and civil society organizations, to drive implementation at the local level and serve as a force for transparency. In theory, the multi-stakeholder groups ideal is...

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Does Respondent Reticence Affect the Results of Corruption Surveys? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for Nigeria

Clausen, Bianca - 2017

A potential concern with survey-based data on corruption is that respondents may not be fully candid in their responses to sensitive questions. If reticent respondents are less likely to admit to involvement in corrupt acts, and if the proportion of reticent respondents varies across groups of...

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The Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in South Africa

Inchauste, Gabriela - 2017

This paper uses the 2010/11 Income and Expenditure Survey for South Africa to analyze the progressivity of the main tax … methodology, the results for South Africa can be compared with other middle-income countries for which the framework has also been …, excises on alcohol and tobacco, and the fuel levy -- falls on the richest in South Africa and social spending results in …

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A Randomized Control Trial of a Peer Adherence and Nutritional Support Program for Public Sector Antiretroviral Patients

Booysen, Frederik - 2017

Access to antiretroviral treatment has expanded rapidly in South Africa, making it the country in the world with the … implemented in a public health care setting in South Africa's antiretroviral treatment program. The analysis assesses the impact …

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Supporting Export Competitiveness Through Port and Rail Network Reforms : A Case Study of South Africa

Pieterse, Duncan - 2017

many countries, state-owned owners and operators of core infrastructure. This paper looks at the case of South Africa … with secondary research to examine South Africa's port and rail network, and explores the underlying factors contributing …

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How Do Countries Measure, Manage, and Monitor Fiscal Risks Generated by Public-Private Partnerships? Chile, Peru, South Africa, Turkey

Aslan, Cigdem - 2017

countries covered are Chile, Peru, South Africa, and Turkey, all of which have experience implementing public …

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Academic Peer Effects with Different Group Assignment Policies : Residential Tracking Versus Random Assignment

Garlick, Robert - 2017

This paper studies the relative academic performance of students tracked or randomly assigned to South African university dormitories. Tracked or streamed assignment creates dormitories where all students obtained similar scores on high school graduation examinations. Random assignment creates...

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Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment

Abel, Martin - 2017

The paper tests the effects of plan-making on job search and employment. In a field experiment with unemployed youths, participants who complete a detailed job search plan increase the number of job applications submitted (by 15 percent) but not the time spent searching, consistent with...

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