Similar Search Results

CORRUPTION AROUND THE WORLD: EVIDENCE FROM A STRUCTURAL MODEL

Dreher, Axel; Kotsogiannis, Christos; McCorriston, Steve - EconWPA - 2004

The causes and consequences of corruption have attracted much attention in recent years by both academics and policy makers. Central in the discussion on the impact of corruption are perception-based indices. While informative, these indices are ordinal in nature and hence provide no indication...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125948

Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - EconWPA - 2003

This paper presents estimates of six dimensions of governance covering 199 countries and territories for four time periods: 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. These indicators are based on several hundred individual variables measuring perceptions of governance, drawn from 25 separate data sources...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561191

Rethinking Governance: Empirical Lessons Challenge Orthodoxy

Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003

In this discussion draft, linking research findings with concrete operational challenges, we review key issues in worldwide governance, and present recent empirical evidence. Focusing on defining and unbundling key governance components, such as rule of law, voice and accountability, corruption...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561333

Between Liberalism and Democracy

Samet, Dov; Schmeidler, David - EconWPA - 1999

We study a class of voting rules that bridge between majoritarianism and liberalism. An outcome of the vote specifies …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118577

China and Neo-liberal Constitutionalism

Killion, M. Ulric - EconWPA - 2004

er Chinese neo-liberalism in answer to issues of reforms and Chinese constitutionalism. A Chinese neo … historicity of Western liberalism and China's ontological base in tradition, being Confucianism. The historic excesses and abuses … of liberalism should serve to frustrate a transplant of neo-liberal constitutionalism in China. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124920

Political Change, Economic Transition and Catalysis of IMF and World Bank Models - the case of Malawi

Stambuli, Kalonga - EconWPA - 2002

This paper investigates whether or not there is a recognizable pattern of cohesion in economic policy formulation between poor countries (on one hand) and the IMF and World Bank (on the other hand) in the context of change in domestic political dispensation. Malawi provides an appropriate study...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126152

Third-party punishment and social norms

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - EconWPA - 2004

We examine the characteristics and relative strength of third-party sanctions in a series of experiments. We hypothesize that egalitarian distribution norms and cooperation norms apply in our experiments, and that third parties, whose economic payoff is unaffected by the norm violation, may be...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125599

Are there Regional Variations in the Psychological Cost of Unemployment in South Africa?

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates. Using cross-sectional data from the SALDRU93 survey, we show...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125760

Snir, Avichai; Levy, Daniel - EconWPA - 2005

Economic organization of the imaginary worlds depicted in popular literary works may be viewed as a mirror to public opinion on the economic organization of life. If a book becomes a best-seller, it is because the book conveys messages, feelings, and events the readers can relate to. In other...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407781

Necessidade de uma economia solidária: a visão de Karl Polanyi sobre os mercados

Santos, António Bob - EconWPA - 2004

societies, social relations, and capitalism. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407671