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Mackerels in the moonlight. A model of corrupt politicians

Evrenk, Haldun - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper examines causes of the persistence of corruption among elected politicians in democracies. We study a … as potential ways of deterring political corruption. We identify conditions under which (i) imposing tax rate limits, (ii …) increasing compensation of elected politicians, and (iii) raising legal penalties for corruption, will increase corruption and …

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An Experimental Analysis of Third-Party Response to Corruption

Gangadharan, Lata; Chaudhuri, Ananish; Erkal, Nisvan - Econometric Society - 2004

It is a well-established fact that corruption is a widespread phenomenon. An important aspect of corruption is that two … has a significant impact on the persistence of corruption. This paper contributes to the experimental literature on … corruption by analyzing third-party response to corruption. We report results from a laboratory experiment in which subjects …

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Subsampling Hypothesis Tests for Nonstationary Panels with Applications to the PPP Hypothesis

Chu, Timothy; Choi, In - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper studies subsampling hypothesis tests for panel data that are possibly nonstationary, and cross-sectionally correlated and cross-sectionally cointegrated. The tests include panel unit root and cointegration tests as special cases. The number of cross-sectional units in the panel data...

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Assesment of the relationship between Inequality and Economic Growth: A panel Data Approach

Diaz, Araceli Ortega - Econometric Society - 2004

The relationship between income distribution and economic growth has been found to depend on several factors such as capital markets imperfections, moral hazard, indivisibility in investments, and existence of dual economic characteristics. In recent literature the importance of geography has...

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EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES AND FISCAL PERFORMANCE. DO FIXED EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES GENERATE MORE DISCIPLINE THAN FLEXIBLE ONES?

Vuletin, Guillermo J. - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper analyzes the influence of exchange rate regimes on fiscal performance, focusing on the difference between fixed and flexible exchange rates. For these ends, a sample of 83 countries for the 1974-1998 period, the GMM methodology for dynamic proposal panel models proposed by Arellano...

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Panel Data Sample Selection Model: an Application to Employee Choice of Health Plan Type and Medical Cost Estimation

Ahn, Jeonghoon - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper utilizes a nonparametric panel data sample selection model to correct selection bias in the analysis of longitudinal medical claims data. Selection bias in the health economics data is a common problem and many health economists have used Heckman type selection models in...

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Testing for Serial Correlation, Spatial Autocorrelation and Random Effects

Koh, Won; Baltagi, Badi H.; Song, Seuck Heun - Econometric Society - 2004

This paper considers a spatial panel data regression model with serial correlation on each spatial unit over time as well as spatial dependence between the spatial units at each point in time. In addition, the model allows for heterogeneity across the spatial units using random effects. The...

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Testing for Serial Correlation, Spatial Autocorrelation and Random Effects

Koh, Won; Jung, Byoung Cheol; Baltagi, Badi H.; Song, … - Econometric Society - 2004

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Estimating the causal effect of income on health: Evidence from post-reunification Germany

Shields, Michael A.; Frijters, Paul; Haisken-DeNew, John - Econometric Society - 2004

In this paper we investigate if there was a causal effect of changes in current and 'permanent' income on the health of East Germans in the years following reunification. Reunification was completely unanticipated and therefore can be seen as a providing some exogenous variation, which resulted...

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Industry Restructuring and Absenteeism. A Micoreconomteric Analysis Using Matched Employer-Employee Data.

Vaage, Kjell; Grasdal, Astrid; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Econometric Society - 2004

Sickness incidence and recovery are likely to be affected not only by characteristics of individual workers, but also by the conditions under which they work. Large register data bases have been available for researchers in several countries for some years now, allowing detailed research on how...

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