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In standard economic theory human beings are portrayed as selfish money-maximizing actors. This book investigates the conditions under which people deviate from this prediction and when they are prepared to contribute to the common good in a more altruistic fashion. Based on field experiments...
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Survey', Economic Journal, 113 (491), November, F632-F652 -- Vito Tanzi (1998), 'Corruption Around the World: Causes … and Applications', World Bank Economic Review, 26 (2), June, 217-35 -- Benjamin A. Olken (2009), 'Corruption Perceptions … Steve McCorriston (2007), 'Corruption Around the World: Evidence from a Structural Model', Journal of Comparative Economics …
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A companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially … roots of corruption and include new research on topics ranging from corruption in regulation and procurement to vote buying …pt. 1. General overviews -- pt. 2. Procurement and corruption -- pt. 3. Privatization and self-dealing in private firms …
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In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical … corruption, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. A combination of theory and empirical evidence provides depth and … find much of interest in this innovative volume, as will professors, students and international institutions with an …
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This book contributes to the current debates on the shadow economy and related issues of tax evasion and corruption … economic performance, the role of political competition in reducing corruption and measures of, and influences on, corruption … in different countries around the world. Institutions such as the WTO, World Bank and the IMF will find much to engage …
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importance of uncertainty in monthly international tourist arrivals and country risk indicators to the macroeconomy … -- 6. Modelling uncertainty in international tourist arrivals to Maldives -- 7. Modelling country risk and volatility in …
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This book provides rigorous analysis of the wide range of questions surrounding the role of international institutions … their activities. Also discussed are: how nation states and international institutions control the activities of MNEs, and … how the role and strategies of international institutions can be changed to minimise any negative effects without …
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Issues surrounding Annex I trading - the trading of greenhouse gas emissions among industrialized countries under the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change - comprise the central theme of this collection, which offers an integrated discussion of the practical, economic and...
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Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organisation. This Encyclopedia is an insightful read for accounting scholars, international …"This Encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of international accounting. Top scholars in the field highlight … regulation, and international institutions. With an examination of core concepts and definitions surrounding international …
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1. Altruism / Jonathan Seglow -- 2. Thomas Aquinas / Odd Langholm -- 3. Aristotle / Ricardo Crespo -- 4. Jeremy Bentham …
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