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quality of governance) and the degree of market segmentation (depending on the level of ethnic fractionalization). The model …
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environment, but not on a country’s initial per capita income. …
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I critically review recent studies that estimate those costs of violence and conflict that can emerge among organized political groupings, from states, religious and ethnic organizations to guerillas and paramilitaries. The review includes studies that estimate direct and indirect costs due to...
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We analyze whether or not the globalization of capital, ‘disciplines’ governments and improves governance. We … demonstrate that globalization affects governance, by increasing a country’s vulnerability to sudden capital flight. This … increased threat of capital flight can discipline governments and improve governance and welfare by placing countries in a …
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different ownership and governance structures. The empirical results indicate significant financial constraints even among the …
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This paper discusses proposed governance reforms of legal services markets. The model distinguishes between a status … quo position supported by a system of professionally enforced collective reputation and forms of governance based more …
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The focus of policy reform in developing countries has moved from getting prices right to getting institutions right, and accordingly countries are increasingly being advised to move towards "best-practice" institutions. This paper argues that appropriate institutions for developing countries...
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We analyse bidding incentives and present evidence on takeover premiums in Sweden’s mandatory bankruptcy auctions. The typical auction attracts multiple bidders and results in the firm being sold as a going concern. We model the incentive of the bankrupt firm’s main creditor (a bank) to...
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’s moral hazard behavior (i.e., improvement in the level of governance) leads to a fall in the proportion of tied aid. We test …
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How many people should decide about monetary policy? In this paper, we take an empirical perspective on this issue, analyzing the relationship between the number of monetary policy decision-makers and monetary policy outcomes. Using a new data set that characterizes Monetary Policy Committees...
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