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The impact of government size on corruption : a meta-regression analysis
Bonanno, Graziella; Errico, Lucia; Fiorino, Nadia; … - 2024
We perform a Meta-Regression Analysis (MRA) of the literature on government size and corruption, examining 450 …-sectional data. Moreover, the type of indicator used to measure corruption has a significant impact on the sign of the relationship … significant results, whereas we find a positive relationship between the countries' corruption index and the effect size. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014478262
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Constitutional determinants of government spending
Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2000
corruption, the features of electoral cycles. The paper discusses both theory and evidence, and concludes with some speculations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781540
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Drivers of Covid-19 vaccinations : vaccine administration and delivery efficiency in the United States
Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2021
dimensions, is broadly consistent with the greasing effects of corruption. While the study uses data from a single nation that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494792
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Sources of US longevity increase, 1960 - 1997
Lichtenberg, Frank R. - 2000
Between 1960 and 1997, life expectancy at birth of Americans increased approximately 10% G from 69.7 to 76.5 years G and it has been estimated that the value of life extension during this period nearly equaled the gains in tangible consumption. While life expectancy has tended to increase, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397757
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Electoral uncertainty, fiscal policies & growth : theory and evidence from Germany, the UK and the US
Oikonomidēs, Geōrgios; Malley, James R.; … - 2003
In this paper we study the link between elections, fiscal policy and economic growth/fluctuations. The set-up is a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of growth and endogenously chosen fiscal policy, in which two political parties can alternate in power. The party in office chooses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011511068
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Measuring the social discount rate under uncertainty : a methodology and application
Ahsan, Syed; Tsigaris, Panagiotis Demetrios - 2002
It is well recognised that the issue of the social rate of discount applies only to the gains from public investment that accrues to the public sector. When it comes to measurement, however, there is a problem: public investment in infrastructure and the like do not usually yield direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514079
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Reforming legislatures : is one house better than two?
Facchini, Giovanni; Testa, Cecilia - 2009
in US states may indeed reduce corruption levels among elected representatives. -- bicameralism ; corruption ; lobbying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850512
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Do higher government wages reduce corruption? : evidence based on a novel dataset
Le, Van-ha; Haan, Jakob de; Dietzenbacher, Erik - 2013
policy and corruption. Our dataset, as derived from national household or labor surveys, is more reliable than the data on … government wages as used in previous research. When the relationship between government wages and corruption is modeled to vary … with the level of income, we find that the impact of government wages on corruption is strong at relatively low …
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Household expenditures, wages, rents
Davis, Morris A. (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003624522
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Private debt overhang and the government spending multiplier : evidence for the United States
Bernardini, Marco; Peersman, Gert - 2015
Using state-dependent local projection methods and historical U.S. data, we find that government spending multipliers are considerably larger in periods of private debt overhang. In particular, we find significant crowding-out of personal consumption and investment in low-debt states, resulting...
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