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Policies against human trafficking : the role of religion and political institutions

Potrafke, Niklas - 2013

I investigate empirically the role of religion and political institutions in policies against human trafficking, using … influence of religion on the overall 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index is driven by protection and prevention policies. As … empirical findings regarding the association between religion, political institutions, and human development. …

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Economic freedom and religion : an empirical investigation

Hillman, Arye L.; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016

, there has been little study of the determinants of economic freedom. We investigate whether religion affects economic …

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Suicide attacks and religious cleavages

Filote, Andra; Potrafke, Niklas; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2015

Many experts claim that the incidence of suicide attacks is driven by religious cleavages. To test this hypothesis, we investigate whether the total number of suicide attacks per violent conflict or the annual number of suicide attacks per country is associated with simmering religious...

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Corruption and economic growth : new empirical evidence

Gründler, Klaus; Potrafke, Niklas - 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 …

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Electoral cycles in perceived corruption : international empirical evidence

Potrafke, Niklas - 2018

I examine whether elections influence perceived corruption in the public sector. Perceived corruption in the public … sector is measured by the reversed Transparency International's Perception of Corruption Index (CPI). The dataset includes … perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is especially pronounced before early elections …

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Out-of-sample exchange rate predictability with Taylor rule fundamentals

Molodtsova, Tanya; Papell, David H. - In: Journal of international economics 77 (2009) 2, pp. 167-180

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International taxation and multinational firm location decisions

Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Huizinga, Harry; Laeven, Luc; … - 2008

Using a large international firm-level data set, we estimate separate effects of host and parent country taxation on the location decisions of multinational firms. Both types of taxation are estimated to have a negative impact on the location of new foreign subsidiaries. In fact, the impact of...

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Do free trade agreements actually increase members' international trade?

Baier, Scott L.; Bergstrand, Jeffrey H. - In: Journal of international economics 71 (2007) 1, pp. 72-95

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Heterogeneous economic integration agreement effects

Baier, Scott L.; Bergstrand, Jeffrey H.; Clance, Matthew W. - 2015

Gravity equations have been used for more than 50 years to estimate ex post the partial effects of trade costs on international trade flows, and the well-known - and traditionally presumed exogenous - "trade-cost elasticity" plays a central role in computing general equilibrium trade-flow and...

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Did globalization influence credit market deregulation?

Eppinger, Peter S.; Potrafke, Niklas - 2015

We investigate whether globalization influenced credit market deregulation over the period 1970-2010. Globalization is measured by the KOF indices of globalization. Credit market deregulation is measured by the credit market freedom indicators of the Fraser Institute. The results from both...

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