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Formal institutions and subjective well-being: Revisiting the cross-country evidencee
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic … performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper …, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association. Our findings suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277738
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Do differences in institutional and legal environments explain cross-country variations in IPO underpricing?
Hopp, Christian; Dreher, Axel - 2007
the market and require higher underpricing in return. Overall, we conclude that better investor protection and better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277774
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Formal institutions and subjective well-being: Revisiting the cross-country evidence
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic … performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper …, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association. Our findings suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281226
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Cross-country determinants of life satisfaction: Exploring different determinants across groups in society
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2006
This paper explores a wide range of cross-country determinants of life satisfaction exploiting a database of 90,000 observations in 70 countries. We distinguish four groups of aggregate variables as potential determinants of satisfaction: political, economic, institutional, and human development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285886
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Power to the people? The impact of decentralization on governance
Dreher, Axel - 2006
The paper analyzes the impact of decentralization on governance employing four indicators of governance and five measures of decentralization. Depending on data availability, crosssections for a maximum of 129 countries are estimated. Results for a panel of about 70 countries over the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285903
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Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence
Bjornskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic … performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited, and … inconclusive. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596419
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Cross-Country Determinants of Life Satisfaction:Exploring Different Determinants across Groups inSociety
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics … - 2006
This paper explores a wide range of cross-country determinants of life satisfaction exploiting adatabase of 90,000 observations in 70 countries. We distinguish four groups of aggregate variablesas potential determinants of satisfaction: political, economic, institutional, and human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005796068
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Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence
Bjornskov, Christian; Fischer, Justina AV; Dreher, Axel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic … performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited, and … inconclusive. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country studies on the institutions-happiness association …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005027130
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Do Differences in Institutional and Legal Environments Explain Cross-Country Variations in IPO Underpricing?
Dreher, Axel; Hopp, Christian - CESifo - 2007
the market and require higher underpricing in return. Overall, we conclude that better investor protection and better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196246
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Cross-Country Determinants of Life Satisfaction: Exploring Different Determinants across Groups in Society
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A.V. - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2006
This paper explores a wide range of cross-country determinants of life satisfaction exploiting a database of 90,000 observations in 70 countries. We distinguish four groups of aggregate variables as potential determinants of satisfaction: political, economic, institutional, and human development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005731464