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Economic Freedom and Religion : An Empirical Investigation
Hillman, Arye L. - 2016
There has been much study of the consequences of economic freedom but, outside of the role of political institutions …, there has been little study of the determinants of economic freedom. We investigate whether religion affects economic … freedom. Our cross-sectional dataset includes 137 countries averaged over the period 2001-2010. Simple correlations show that …
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Political Capitalism : The Interaction between Income Inequality, Economic Freedom and Democracy
Krieger, Tim - 2016
In this contribution we study the relationship between income inequality and economic freedom for a panel of 100 … economic freedom, while causation does not run in the opposite direction. We argue that the negative effect of inequality on … resources. The elite uses this power to curtail economic freedom to defend its economic interests by discouraging innovation …
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Trust in Public Institutions Over the Business Cycle
Stevenson, Betsey - 2011
We document that trust in public institutions — and particularly trust in banks, business and government — has declined over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in institutions. Cross-country comparisons reveal a clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128039
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Strategic Choices for Redistribution and the Veil of Ignorance : Theory and Experimental Evidence
Gerber, Anke - 2013
We provide experimental evidence on the emergence of redistributive societies. Individuals first vote on redistribution by feet and then learn their productivity and invest. We vary the individuals' information about their productivities at the time when they choose a distribution rule and find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013074399
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The Rule of Law : Measurement and Deep Roots
Gutmann, Jerg - 2016
of law. As theory on this specific question is scarce and the rule of law is closely associated with income levels, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000219
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Dial 911 for Murder : The Impact of Emergency Response Time on Homicides
Stratmann, Thomas - 2016
Several theories have been offered to explain the recent declines in violent crime rates in the United States. We hypothesize that technological innovations, which improved information transmission and shortened the response time between an aggravated assault incident and treatment, reduced the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978456
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Bad Boys : How Criminal Identity Salience Affects Rule Violation
Cohn, Alain - 2015
We conducted an experiment with 182 inmates from a maximum security prison to analyze the impact of criminal identity salience on cheating. The results show that inmates cheat more when we exogenously render their criminal identity more salient. This effect is specific to individuals who have a...
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On the Political Economy of Complexity
Nitzan, Shmuel; Procaccia, Uriel; Tzur, Joseph - 2021
A substantial number of regulatory frameworks are commonly viewed by impartial observers as inordinately complex. Is there an explanation for this phenomenon? Employing a partial equilibrium model, this paper approaches the problem of complexity from a political-economy vantage point. It...
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Does the European Marriage Pattern Explain Economic Growth?
Dennison, T. K.; Ogilvie, Sheilagh - 2021
This paper scrutinizes the recently postulated link between the European Marriage Pattern (EMP) and economic success. A metastudy of the historical demography literature shows that the EMP did not prevail throughout Europe, its three key components did not always coincide, and its more extreme...
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The Law and Economics of Enhancing Cartel Enforcement : Using Information from Non-Cartel Investigations to Prosecute Cartels
Ghosal, Vivek - 2021
I present the following proposal: information revealed during non-cartel investigations by competition law enforcement authorities, such as evaluation of M&As or investigation of monopolization (dominance) conduct, should be directly used to investigate and prosecute cartels. Currently, in...
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