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Globalization and the (Mis)Governance of Nations
Blouin, Arthur - 2013
We analyze whether or not the globalization of capital, ‘disciplines' governments and improves governance. We … demonstrate that globalization affects governance, by increasing a country's vulnerability to sudden capital flight. This … increased threat of capital flight can discipline governments and improve governance and welfare by placing countries in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013091699
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Does Corruption Erode Trust in Government? Evidence from a Recent Surge of Local Scandals in Spain
Sole-Olle, Albert - 2014
We examine whether a corruption scandal in which the incumbent is implicated undermines trust in local government. We use a novel dataset containing information on local corruption scandals reported in Spain during the period 1999-2009, and data on the level of trust expressed in local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050416
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Government Decentralization and International Government Performance
Goel, Rajeev K. - 2016
Adding to the literature on the effects of government decentralization, this paper uses a large sample of individual responses from more than a hundred countries about public's perceptions of government's performance along various dimensions to study the relative influences of different types of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984565
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Ethnic Fractionalization, Governance and Loan Defaults in Africa
Andrianova, Svetlana - 2014
quality of governance) and the degree of market segmentation (depending on the level of ethnic fractionalization). The model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044553
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Central Bank Boards Around the World : Why Does Membership Size Differ?
Berger, Helge - 2013
This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as the body that changes monetary instruments to achieve a specified target, we discuss the possible determinants of a board's size. The empirical relevance of these factors is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012754018
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The Historical Roots of Corruption and Economic Development in Italy
Petrarca, Ilaria; Ricciuti, Roberto - 2021
We claim that a sequential mechanism linking history to development exists: first, history defines the quality of social capital; then, social capital determines the level of corruption; finally, corruption affects economic performance. We test this hypothesis on a dataset of Italian provinces,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315791
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Moral Hazard and the Composition of Transfers : Theory With an Application to Foreign Aid
Amegashie, J. Atsu; Ouattara, Bazoumana; Strobl, Eric - 2021
's moral hazard behavior (i.e., improvement in the level of governance) leads to a fall in the proportion of tied aid. We test …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317036
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Ethnic Fractionalization, Governance and Loan Defaults in Africa
Andrianova, Svetlana; Baltagi, Badi H.; Demetriades, Panicos - CESifo - 2014
quality of governance) and the degree of market segmentation (depending on the level of ethnic fractionalization). The model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948811
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Economic Growth and Judicial Independence, a Dozen Years On: Cross-Country Evidence Using an Updated Set of Indicators
Voigt, Stefan; Gutmann, Jerg; Feld, Lars P. - CESifo - 2014
Over 10 years ago, Feld and Voigt (2003) introduced the first indicator for objectively meas-uring the actual independence of the judiciary and demonstrated its utility in a large cross-section of countries. The indicator has been widely used, but also criticized. This paper pre-sents more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948870
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The Costs of Organized Violence: A Review of the Evidence
Skaperdas, Stergios - CESifo - 2009
I critically review recent studies that estimate those costs of violence and conflict that can emerge among organized political groupings, from states, religious and ethnic organizations to guerillas and paramilitaries. The review includes studies that estimate direct and indirect costs due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013055