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Want freedom, will travel : emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality
Naghsh Nejad, Maryam; Young, Andrew T. - 2015
We investigate emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality using up to 3,566 observations on bilateral migration flows from 77 countries over the 1990-2000 period. We relate these flows to differences in political and economic institutions. We improve and expand upon previous...
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Free to fail? : paternalistic preferences in the United States
Bartling, Björn; Cappelen, Alexander W.; Hermes, Henning; … - 2023
hard intervention that removes the stakeholder's freedom to choose, while a large majority implement a soft intervention …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280838
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Does economic freedom moderate perceived corruption for firms in India?
Dutta, Nabamita; Kar, Saibal; Stivers, Adam - 2023
Available wisdom suggests that a negative relationship prevails between economic freedom and perceived corruption among … economic freedom in influencing perceived corruption. The firm-level data helps to explore the relationship between economic … freedom across Indian states and the perceived corruption in the formal sector. A statistically significant negative …
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Financial liberalization and democracy : the role of reform reversals
Campos, Nauro; Coricelli, Fabrizio - 2009
The relationship between economic and political liberalization has received a great deal of attention lately, yet the possibility of a nonlinear relationship and the role of reversals remain largely neglected. Focusing on democratization and financial reform, this paper offers evidence for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879372
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Size matters : entrepreneurial entry and government
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2010
entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of … extent of corruption. A cluster of institutional indicators representing 'market freedom' is only significant in some … specifications. Freedom from corruption is significantly related to entrepreneurial entry, especially when the richest countries are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008668035
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Warrant economics, call-put policy options and the fallacies of economic theory
Hatgioannides, John; Karanassou, Marika - 2011
plays on the world stage. The main thesis of our work is that, despite the triumphant rhetoric praising the merits of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524338
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From citizen's rights to civic responsibilities
Ronconi, Lucas - 2019
In less developed countries the state does not extends its legality homogenously. A share of the population suffers its absence or its illegal presence. In this article we argue that such irregular state intervention has more negative consequences that previously thought. Individuals who suffer...
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Racial diversity, electoral preferences, and the supply of policy: the Great Migration and civil rights
Calderon, Alvaro; Fouka, Vasiliki; Tabellini, Marco - 2021
Between 1940 and 1970 more than 4 million African Americans moved from the South to the North of the United States, during the Second Great Migration. This same period witnessed the struggle and eventual success of the civil rights movement in ending institutionalized racial discrimination. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517508
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Racial diversity and racial policy preferences: the Great Migration and civil rights
Calderon, Alvaro; Fouka, Vasiliki; Tabellini, Marco - 2021
Between 1940 and 1970, more than 4 million African Americans moved from the South to the North of the United States, during the Second Great Migration. This same period witnessed the struggle and eventual success of the civil rights movement in ending institutionalized racial discrimination....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012582281
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Education and freedom of choice : evidence from arranged marriages in Vietnam
Emran, M. Shahe; Maret-Rakotondrazaka, Fenohasina; … - 2012
Using household data from Vietnam, we provide evidence on the effects of education on freedom of spouse choice. We use … significantly weaker for men. -- arranged marriage ; education ; schooling ; freedom of choice ; development ; Vietnam ; Red River …
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