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Globalization, economic freedom and human rights
Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Siemers, Lars-H. R. - 2010
Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization …-2004 period. According to our results, physical integrity rights significantly and robustly increase with globalization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274933
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Do markets care about central bank governor changes?: evidence from emerging markets
Moser, Christoph; Dreher, Axel - 2007
Central bank governor changes in emerging markets may convey important signals about future monetary policy. Based on a new daily data set, this paper examines the reactions of foreign exchange markets, domestic stock market indices and sovereign bond spreads to central bank governor changes....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275868
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Aid on Demand: African Leaders and the Geography of China's Foreign Assistance
Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Hodler, Roland; Parks, … - 2015
development finance projects across 3,097 physical locations committed to Africa over the 2000-2012 period. Our econometric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307096
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Is Favoritism a Threat to Chinese Aid Effectiveness? A Subnational Analysis of Chinese Development Projects
Dreher, Axel; Fuchs, Andreas; Hodler, Roland; Parks, … - 2019
Chinese aid comes with few strings attached, allowing recipient country leaders to use it for domestic political purposes. The vulnerability of Chinese aid to political capture has prompted speculation that it may be economically ineffective, or even harmful. We test these claims by estimating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052845
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The impact of globalization on the composition of government expenditures: evidence from panel data
Dreher, Axel; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2006
According to the disciplining hypothesis, globalization restrains governments by inducing increased budgetary pressure … globalization ( compensation hypothesis ). Employing two different datasets and various measures of globalization, we analyze … whether globalization has indeed influenced the composition of government expenditures. For a sample of 108 countries, we …
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