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Management and Performance in the Public Sector : Evidence from German Municipalities
Englmaier, Florian; Muehlheusser, Gerd; Roider, Andreas; … - 2022
We study management practices and performance of public sector organizations in Germany. For a representative sample of municipalities, we provide survey evidence for substantial het-erogeneity in the use of structured management practices. This heterogeneity is not driven by differences across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014242153
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Corruption and Economic Growth : New Empirical Evidence
Gründler, Klaus - 2019
The nexus between corruption and economic growth has been examined for a long time. Many empirical studies measured … corruption by the reversed Transparency International's Perception of Corruption Index (CPI) and ignored that the CPI was not … 2012-2018 and re-examine the nexus between corruption and economic growth. The cumulative long-run effect of corruption on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861457
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The relevance of judicial procedure for economic growth
Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2008
It has been argued that procedural formalism undermines economic efficiency by fostering rent-seeking and corruption …
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Making judges independent : some proposals regarding the judiciary
Feld, Lars P.; Voigt, Stefan - 2004
It is argued that an independent judiciary is a necessary condition for both individual liberty and economic prosperity. After having surveyed the literature dealing with how to arrange for an independent judiciary, the authors derive some additional policy implications by drawing on two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261246
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The Baby Year Parental Leave Reform in the GDR and its Impact on Children's Long-Term Life Satisfaction
Heisig, Katharina - 2019
This article investigates the effects of an increase in paid parental leave -- twelve months instead of six months -- on children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), allows us to circumvent problems of selection...
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Covid-19 and life satisfaction across Europe
Bachmann, Ronald; Gonschor, Myrielle; Korfhage, Thorben; … - In: Applied economics letters 30 (2023) 5, pp. 635-639
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Volunteering and life satisfaction : a closer look at the hypothesis that volunteering more strongly benefits the unhappy
Binder, Martin - In: Applied economics letters 22 (2015) 10/12, pp. 874-885
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What explains life satisfaction? : relative income or rank income? : the case of Ecuador
Acosta-González, Hugo Nicolás; Marcenaro Gutiérrez, … - In: Applied economics letters 29 (2022) 3, pp. 195-199
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Does terrorism reduce life satisfaction?
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel - In: Applied economics letters 24 (2017) 13/15, pp. 893-896
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Revisiting cheerful Jane and miserable John : the impact of income, good health, social contacts and education declines with increasing subjective well-being
Binder, Martin - In: Applied economics letters 23 (2016) 7/9, pp. 544-553
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