This paper uses cross country regression analysis on a large set of countries to consider two hypotheses. The first is that increased public debt as a percentage of the economy reduces confidence in financial institutions. The second is that increased public debt relative to the economy lowers...

The paper uses cross country regression analysis on a data set consisting of one hundred thirty countries for the year 2008 to test whether better auditing standards lead to lower levels of corruption. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that improved auditing standards reduce corruption.

Brain drain is a big issue for a lot of countries. Understanding the underlying causes of brain drain is the first step in trying to bring brain drain under control. The purpose of the paper is to use cross country regression analysis to empirically look at some of the factors that may determine...