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The poverty effect of democratization
Dörffel, Christoph; Freytag, Andreas - 2021
In this paper we examine the interrelatedness between regime types of democracy and non-democracy and poverty reduction …, GDP and inequality we find no significant impact of democratization on poverty rates. In more flexible and causal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164769
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The poverty effect of democratization: Disaggregating democratic institutions
Dörffel, Christoph - 2021
democratization that only occur when institutions are still relatively weak, rather than due to growth or inequality changes. When the … are more important for poverty reduction than institutions that capture formal aspects of democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164770
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Internal and external political competition
Hugh-Jones, David - 2009
subjects may exit. In a simple model, both kinds of competition are substitutes. Internal competition (democracy) benefits … democracy, and rulers are less eager to oppose it, when external competition is high. In a panel of countries, there are fewer … changes towards democracy when states have low GDP relative to their neighbours. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267098
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Internal and external political competition
Hugh-Jones, David - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
subjects may exit. In a simple model, both kinds of competition are substitutes. Internal competition (democracy) bene … democracy, and rulers are less eager to oppose it, when external competition is high. In a panel of countries, there are fewer … changes towards democracy when states have low GDP relative to their neighbours. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004982007
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Endogenous community formation and collective provision: A procedurally fair mechanism
Güth, Werner - 2013
A group of actors, individuals or firms, can engage in collectively providing projects which may be costly or generating revenues and which may benefit some and harm others. Based on requirements of procedural fairness (Güth and Kliemt, 2013), we derive a bidding mechanism determining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323894
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Effects of information on intentionality attributions and judgments: Punishing negligence and praising the caring for information
Haupt, Andreas; Uske, Tobias - 2010
Understanding how observers attribute intentionality to people in the focus of their attention helps in shedding light on punishment behavior. In this paper we approach impartial observers' attributions of intentionality and the attachment of praise and blame to perpetrators of external effects....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271349
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Effects of Information on Intentionality Attributions and Judgments - Punishing Negligence and Praising the Caring for Information
Haupt, Andreas; Uske, Tobias - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Understanding how observers attribute intentionality to people in the focus of their attention helps in shedding light on punishment behavior. In this paper we approach impartial observers' attributions of intentionality and the attachment of praise and blame to perpetrators of external effects....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008511323
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Endogenous Community Formation and Collective Provision - A Procedurally Fair Mechanism
Güth, Werner - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
A group of actors, individuals or firms, can engage in collectively providing projects which may be costly or generating revenues and which may benefit some and harm others. Based on requirements of procedural fairness (Güth and Kliemt, 2013), we derive a bidding mechanism determining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010631674
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Entrepreneurs' acceptance of formal institutions: a cross-country analysis
Freytag, Andreas; Noseleit, Florian - 2009
Institutional settings and the resulting incentive structures are crucial for economic development. The type of entrepreneurial activity and the entrepreneurial effort are especially dependent on underlying incentive structures. We argue that institutions with better incentive structures for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266668
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What is inclusive development? Introducing the multidimensional inclusiveness index
Dörffel, Christoph; Schuhmann, Sebastian - 2020
Despite successes in mitigating global poverty, there is a growing objection against addressing development policies in many countries fed by the feeling of growing inequalities. Thus, development should be more "inclusive". The purpose of this paper is to address two major shortcomings of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389642