This paper shows that Tabellini's recent claim to have provided evidence that culture has a causal effect on economic … to support any conclusions about the effect of culture on economic development. -- culture ; economic development …

Does culture have a causal effect on economic development? The data on European regions suggest that it does. Culture … individual self-determination. To isolate the exogenous variation in culture, I rely on two historical variables used as … level. The exogenous component of culture due to history is strongly correlated with current regional economic development …

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our … aim is to assess whether "old" and "new" EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether "new" ones are … intercepts) are a crucial determinant of ratings. Whilst "new" EU countries typically have lower ratings than "old" ones, after …

functions which evaluate the entire predictive densities, including an evaluation of the impact of density features such as … individual density forecast performance. -- density forecasts ; forecast evaluation ; real-time data ; Survey of Professional …

) to the EU and its 28 member states. It provides a powerful tool for unbiased environmental assessments in enterprises and … investment decisions. Contents Methodological Basics Data Research and Results Eco Factors for EU28 Target Groups Practitioners …

under imperfect monitoring, optimization of donor policy preferences, and ex-post evaluation of aid programs. The … Eurasia. EU development aid provided a set of reform incentives to post-Soviet planners. It created the grounds for the … Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Aid in Transition: EU Development Cooperation with Russia …

-Criteria Analysis for Policy Evaluation -- Conclusions …