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The determinants of asset stripping : theory and evidence from the transition economies
Campos, Nauro (contributor);  … - 2005
support for this argument. -- asset stripping ; law enforcement ; corruption ; transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003299971
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Transition fatigue? : cross-country evidence from micro data
Rovelli, Riccardo; Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2009
The transition process has had different distributional impacts across different interest groups and countries. These have led to differences in the support for transition. In this paper, we study support attitudes for both the economic and political transition using data from the New Barometer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860717
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Engaging in corruption : the influence of cultural values and contagion effects at the micro level
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Guven, Cahit - 2013
Previous empirical work on corruption has generally been cross-country in nature and focused on utilizing country …-level corruption ratings. By using micro-level data for over 20 European countries that directly measure individual characteristics …, corruption experiences, gender roles, trust and values to examine the determinants of corruption, this paper goes beyond the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201267
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Illicit shadows : an economic analysis of trade gaps in cultural goods through the Italian market
Acciai, Elia; Belloni, Michele; Della Giusta, Marina; … - 2023
corruption and adoption of protective legislation (UNESCO and UNIDROIT) and discuss results indicating further questions to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014311203
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Corruption, shadow economy and income inequality : evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both "Corruption Perception Index" and "ICRG" index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683262
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Double-edged sword: persistent effects of communism on life satisfaction
Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Nikolova, Milena; Popova, Olga - 2021
Communism was a two-edged sword for the trustees of the former regime. Communist party members and their relatives enjoyed status and privileges, while secret police informants were often coerced to work clandestinely and gather compromising materials about friends, colleagues, and neighbors. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612861
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Hobbes to Rousseau : inequality, institutions, and development
Cervellati, Matteo (contributor);  … - 2005
. We study the conditions under which a state of law can be implemented under oligarchy, and when democratization is … necessary. Inequality in endowments and incomes prolongs the absence of good institutions and delays democratization. Conversely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002543970
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Does conflict disrupt growth? : evidence of the relationship between political instability and national economic performance
Polachek, Solomon W.; Sevastianova, Daria - 2010
Current empirical growth models limit the determinants of country growth to geographic, economic, and institutional variables. This study draws on conflict variables from the Correlates of War (COW) project to ask a critical question: How do different types of conflict affect country growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940441
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Another economic miracle? : the German labor market and the great recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2011
The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed to this development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009524339
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Did growth and reforms increase citizens' support for the transition?
Golinelli, Roberto; Rovelli, Riccardo - 2011
by differences in the institutional indicators for the rule of law and corruption. (iv) Cross-country differences in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311013