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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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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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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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Donor ideology and types of foreign aid

Brech, Viktor; Potrafke, Niklas - 2013

We examine how donor government ideology influences the composition of foreign aid flows. We use data for 23 OECD countries over the period 1960]2009 and distinguish between multilateral and bilateral aid, grants and loans, recipient characteristics such as income and political institutions,...

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Human capital and national institutional quality : are TIMSS, PISA, and national average IQ robust predictors?

Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014

Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...

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The real exchange rate in the long run : Balassa-Samuelson effects reconsidered

Bordo, Michael D.; Choudhri, Ehsan U.; Fazio, Giorgio; … - 2014

Historical data for over hundred years and 14 countries is used to estimate the long-run effect of productivity on the real exchange rate. We find large variations in the productivity effect across four distinct monetary regimes in the sample period. Although the traditional Balassa-Samuelson...

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