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"The authors explore the relationship between transaction costs and generalized trust. Using panel data from 2 … construction), there is an increase in generalized trust. Consistent with the argument that generalized trust is built through … repeated interactions, the authors find that the individuals most likely to engage in exchange exhibit an increase in trust …
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The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies overthe past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other...
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strengthening the Russian financial sector as a whole. The authors contend that any comprehensive strategy designed to enhance trust …
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"Model uncertainty hampers consensus on the key determinants of economic growth. Some recent cross-country, cross-sectional analyses have employed Bayesian Model Averaging to address the issue of model uncertainty. This paper extends that approach to panel data models with country-specific fixed...
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"This paper examines the implications of bank activity and short-term funding strategies for bank risk and returns using an international sample of 1,334 banks in 101 countries leading up to the 2007 financial crisis. Expansion into non-interest income generating activities such as trading...
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"The most basic argument for insurance is that it reduces financial risk. But since insurance opens up new opportunities for consuming expensive high-technology care which permits health improvements that are valued by the insured, and because in many settings the provider is able and has an...
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