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The state's enforcement monopoly and the private protection of property

Grechenig, Kristoffel; Kolmar, Martin - 2011

The modern state has monopolized the legitimate use of force. This concept is twofold. First, the state is empowered with enforcement rights; second, the rights of the individuals are (partly) restricted. In a simple model of property rights with appropriation and defense activity, we show that...

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Gulags, Crime, and Elite Violence: Origins and Consequences of the Russian Mafia

Lonsky, Jakub - 2020

dramatic rise in crime driven by elite violence which erupted shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The …

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Gulags, crime, and elite violence: Origins and consequences of the Russian mafia

Lonsky, Jakub - 2020

, I examine the effects of mafia presence on local crime and elite violence in mid-1990s Russia. In particular, I show … that the communities with mafia presence experienced a dramatic rise in crime driven by turf wars which erupted among rival …

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Gov-arrrgh-nance: Jolly Rogers and Dodgy Rulers

De Groot, Olaf J.; Shortland, Anja - 2010

a unique insight into crime in badly governed countries which were systematically excluded from previous analyses. We …

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Entrepreneurship, institutions and the level of development

Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2007

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Transfer of Institutions: Actors and Constraints - The Russian Case in a Global Context

Oleinik, Anton - 2005

Modernity is usually thought as a complex society with clearly differentiated spheres of everyday life. It means, in particular, that economic rules do not interfere with the norms structuring political, social, scientific and other interactions. The complex, differentiated society sharply...

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Corruption in Russia - Historic Legacy and Systemic Nature

Schulze, Günther G.; Zakharov, Nikita - 2018

This paper argues that corruption in Russia is systemic in nature. Low wage levels of public officials provide strong incentives to engage in corruption. As corruption is illegal, corrupt officials can be exposed any time, which enforces loyalty towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a...

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Gov-aargh-nance: "Even Criminals Need Law and Order"

de Groot, Olaf J.; Rablen, Matthew D.; Shortland, Anja - 2011

We present a theoretical model postulating that the relationship between crime and governance is "hump-shaped" rather … for this non-linear relationship. The occurrence, persistence and intensity of small-scale maritime crime are well … approximated by a quadratic relationship with governance quality. Organised crime benefits from corrupt yet effective bureaucrats …

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Too low to be true: The use of minimum thresholds to fight tax evasion

Tonin, Mirco - 2011

The enforcement of compliance with tax regulation is a complex task. This is particularly the case when the administrative capacity of the tax authority is low, as it often happens in developing and transition countries. This paper draws on some international experiences in fighting tax evasion...

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Complementarity and custom in wage contract violation

Earle, John S.; Sabirianova Peter, Klara - 2006

We analyze a model of wage delay in which strategic complementarity arises because each employer's costs of violating its contracts decrease with the arrears in its labor market. The model is estimated on panel data for workers and firms in Russia, facilitating identification through fixed...

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