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Inequality and Institutions
Chong, Alberto; Gradstein, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
This Paper presents theory and evidence on the relationship between inequality and institutional quality. We exhibit a model in which the two dynamically reinforce each other and set to test this relationship with a broad array of institutional measures. We establish the double causality between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124033
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The Effects of Convergence in Governance on Capital Accumulation in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Countries
Veganzones, Marie-Ange; Aysan, Ahmet Faruk; Baykal, … - HAL - 2011
This paper aims to ascertain the effects of convergence in governance on investment decisions among a sample of 43 … governance are considered to be areas of higher investment, as a result of further integration and collaborative action among … process and, to a large extent, this is about institutional transformation. Good governance institutions are an assurance to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008804713
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Governance and Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa
Aysan, Ahmet Faruk; Nabli, M.-K.; Veganzones, Marie-Ange - HAL - 2011
, with special emphasis on the role of governance. Based on the existing literature, we have categorized what types of … governance institutions are more detrimental to entrepreneurial investments. We have then estimated a simultaneous model of … private investment and governance quality where economic policies concurrently explain both variables. Our empirical results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805118
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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
order to examine this question, we designed a behavioral measure of the population’s desire for better governance. A … countries with better governance, especially return migrants. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854468
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Bribery: Who Pays, Who Refuses, What are the Payoffs?
Hunt, Jennifer; Laszlo, Sonia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
We provide a theoretical framework for understanding when an official angles for a bribe, when a client pays, and the payoffs to the client's decision. We test this framework using a new data set on bribery of Peruvian public officials by households. The theory predicts that bribery is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114227