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A note on the Carlson-Parkin method of quantifying qualitative data
Müller, Christian (contributor);  … - 2007
Qualitative surveys enjoy huge popularity among business cycle analysts and research institutes since they provide fast information on the stance of the economy. However, in order to derive quantitative statements researchers have to rely on assumptions about the relation between quantitative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763610
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The information content of capacity utilisation rates for output gap estimates
Graff, Michael; Sturm, Jan-Egbert - 2010
From a theoretical perspective, the output gap is probably the most comprehensive and convincing concept to describe the cyclical position of an economy. Unfortunately, for practical purposes, the concept depends on the determination of potential output, which is an inherently unobservable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729009
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Methodology of correcting non-response bias: introducing another bias? : the case of the Swiss innovation survey 2002
Sydow, Nora (contributor) - 2006
The non-response in a survey can lead to severe bias. In order to manage this problem, it is usual to make a second survey by a sample of non-respondent. This allows us to test if there is a significant difference in the key variables of the survey between respondents and nonrespondents and, if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003387420
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Do human rights offenders oppose human rights resolutions in the United Nations?
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Boockmann, Bernhard (contributor) - 2007
We investigate voting behavior on human rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Our central question is whether countries with a low human rights record systematically oppose human rights resolutions. An instrumental account of voting would suggest that these countries aim to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762834
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Greasing the wheels of entrepreneurship? : the impact of regulations and corruption on firm entry
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Gassebner, Martin (contributor) - 2007
The paper investigates whether the impact of regulations on entrepreneurship depends on corruption. We first test whether regulations robustly deter firm entry into the markets. Our results show that some regulations are indeed important determinants of entrepreneurial activity. Specifically,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762839
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Does high inflation cause central bankers to lose their job? : evidence based on a new data set
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Sturm, Jan-Egbert (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper introduces new data on the term in office of central bank governors in 137 countries for 1970-2004. Our panel models show that the probability that a central bank governor is replaced in a particular year is positively related to the share of the term in office elapsed, political and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762844
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Development aid and international politics : does membership on the UN Security Council influence World Bank decisions?
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Sturm, Jan-Egbert (contributor);  … - 2007
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from the World Bank … temporary UN Security Council membership and the number of World Bank projects a country receives, even after accounting for … economic and political factors, as well as regional and country effects. The size of World Bank loans, however, is not affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762847
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The devil is in the shadow : do institutions affect income and productivity or only official income and official productivity?
Dreher, Axel; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume; Schneider, Friedrich - 2007
This paper assesses the relationship between institutions, output, and productivity, when official output is corrected for the size of the shadow economy. Our results confirm the usual positive impact of institutional quality on official output and total factor productivity, and its negative...
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Long-run determinants of pollution : a robustness analysis
Lamla, Michael (contributor) - 2007
This paper examines how robust economic, political, and demographic variables are related to water and air pollution. Employing Bayesian Averaging of Classical Estimates (BACE) for a cross section of up to 74 countries, 33 variables and 3 proxies for air and water pollution over a period from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763602
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Do differences in institutional and legal environments explain cross-country variations in IPO underpricing?
Hopp, Christian (contributor); Dreher, Axel (contributor) - 2007
We empirically analyze the determinants of Initial Public Offering (IPO) underpricing using panel data for 29 countries over the period 1988-2005. Our hypotheses stress the importance of institutional and legal factors in explaining cross-country variations. We find that increased protection of...
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