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The Impact of Democracy and Press Freedom on Corruption: Conditionality Matters
Kalenborn, Christine; Lessmann, Christian - CESifo - 2012
This paper empirically analyzes the joint impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption. Based in the theoretical … literature, we argue that both institutional features are complements rather than substitutes in controlling corruption. Our … 175 countries from 1996 to 2010. The results show that democratic elections only work in controlling corruption, if there …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010570054
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Academic Achievements: Grades versus Duration
Brugiavini, Agar; Carraro, Carlo; Kovacic, Matija - CESifo - 2015
This paper investigates the determinants of academic achievements of post-reform undergraduate students of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Academic achievements are measured with the students’ grade point averages and time to graduation. The set of independent variables contains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212076
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What is the Relation (if any) Between a Firm's Corporate Governance Arrangements and its Financial Performance?
Wessels, Roberto E.; Wansbeek, Tom J.; Dam, Lammertjan - CESifo - 2014
We present a model to test the null hypothesis that firms organize their corporate governancearrangements optimally given the constraints they face. Following the literature, the modelrejects the null if the conditional correlation between governance and performance issignificantly different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249564
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Trade Intensity and Output Synchronisation: On the Endogeneity Properties of EMU
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Santis, Roberta De; Girardi, … - CESifo - 2013
between core and peripheral member states. The results support the specialisation paradigm rather than the endogeneity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010634084
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Why so Unhappy? The Effects of Unionisation on Job Satisfaction
Bryson, Alex; Cappellari, Lorenzo; Lucifora, Claudio - CESifo - 2005
from previous studies by developing a model that simultaneously controls for the endogeneity of union membership and union …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766036
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Relationship Between Maternal Behavior During Pregnancy, Birth Outcome, and Early Childhood Development: An Exploratory Study
Li, Kai; Poirier, Dale J. - CESifo - 2003
This study examines the relationship between maternal behavior during pregnancy, birth outcomes, and early childhood development. Specifically, in the context of four measures of maternal behavior during pregnancy (maternal smoking, drinking, prenatal care, and maternal weight gain), three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405947
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"Unwarranted" Wage Changes and the Return on Capital
Katsimi, Margarita; Kalyvitis, Sarantis; Moutos, Thomas - CESifo - 2009
19 OECD countries for the period 1970-2000 in which we account for the endogeneity of “unwarranted” wage changes by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572545
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Divide and Privatize: Firm Break-up and Performance
Kocenda, Evžen; Hanousek, Jan - CESifo - 2011
matching procedure to deal with endogeneity problems. Our results, which are generally in line with the positive effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024846
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The Costs of Organized Violence: A Review of the Evidence
Skaperdas, Stergios - CESifo - 2009
I critically review recent studies that estimate those costs of violence and conflict that can emerge among organized … of organized conflict and violence are aggregated. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013055
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Suicide Terrorism and the Weakest Link
Arce, Daniel G.; Dan Kovenock J.; Roberson, Brian - CESifo - 2009
In this paper we examine a model of terrorism which focuses on the tradeoffs facing a terrorist organization that has the ability to utilize either or both suicide and conventional terrorism tactics. The terrorist organization’s objective is to successfully attack at least one target. Success...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013950