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Policy Assessment of the European Central Bank and the Stability and Growth Pact’s Echo of the Conventional Wisdom on Budget Management

Ginn, William E. - EconWPA - 2004

, accountability, transparency, flexibility, and both goal and instrument independence; 2) Theoretical analysis of discrepancies of the …

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Cost recovery by Government agencies

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002

The Commonwealth Government asked the Productivity Commisison to review cost recovery arrangements across the Government's regulatory,administrative and information agencies,and to develop guidelines for the future application of cost recovery.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556926

Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002

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

update and expansion of our previous work, part of a research project on indicators initiated in 1998 (Kaufmann, Kraay and …

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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 … as rule of law, voice and accountability, corruption control, and state capture, we then provide evidence which suggests … across countries. Further, recent empirical research points to the private sector as influencing public governance, thereby …

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Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

There are significant differences in the way water rights are defined, allocated and administered in Australia and overseas. This paper includes comparisons of the arrangements for managing water rights against accepted best practice principles for South Au stralia, Queensland, NSW, Victoria...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556157

Research on Scientific Journals: Implications for Editors and Authors

Armstrong, JS - EconWPA - 2005

A review of editorial policies of leading journals and of research relevant to scientific journals revealed conflicts …

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Quality Control Versus Innovation in Research on Marketing

Armstrong, JS - EconWPA - 2005

Brownlie and Saren (this issue) claim that “few innovative papers appear in the top marketing journals.” They attribute this problem to incentive structures. They ask what steps might be taken by the various stakeholders to encourage the development and transmission of useful innovative...

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The Role of Auctions in Allocating Public Resources

Chan, Chris; Laplagne, Patrick; Appels, David - EconWPA - 2003

This paper provides an economic framework within which to consider the effectiveness and limitations of auction markets. The paper looks at the use of auctions as a policy instrument and the effects of auction design on consumer interests, the efficient allocation of resources, and industry...

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The Review Process in Economics: Is it Too Fast?

Azar, Ofer H. - EconWPA - 2005

Rewards for publications in good economics journals are very high, while submission fees and other monetary costs associated with submitting an existing manuscript are low. Consequently, the editorial delay (especially the first response time – the time until the first editorial decision), by...

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Evaluation of the Mutual Recognition Schemes

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

In January 2003, the Government asked the Commission to undertake a study into the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) and Trans-Tasm an Mutual Recognition Arrangement (TTMRA).

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