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Does Combating Corruption Reduce Clientelism?
Bobonis, Gustavo J.; Gertler, Paul J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Does combating corruption reduce clientelism? We examine the impact of a prominent anti-corruption program on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287366
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Measurements, Determinants and Causes of Corruption : Lessons from China's Anti-Corruption Campaign
Fang, Hanming - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Corruption is a widespread phenomenon in many developing and transitional economies. China is a country in profile both … in the prevalence of corruption, and in its attempts to root out corruption. The recent anti-corruption campaign in China … also provides unusual amount of data to study the causes and consequences of corruption, which will have implications for …
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Offshore jurisdictions (including Cyprus), corruption money laundering and Russian round-trip investment
Ledyaeva, Svetlana - 2013
In this paper we analyze the link between corruption money laundering and round-trip investment via offshore … (namely, from Cyprus and British Virgin Islands) across Russia and compare them with the benchmark group of genuine foreign … investors in Russia. We further study the determinants of the fraction of round-trip investment in total foreign investment in …
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Addressing Non-Financial Barriers to College Access and Success : Evidence and Policy Implications
Dynarski, Susan M.; Nurshatayeva, Aizat; Page, Lindsay C.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Non-financial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic, racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic literature documents policy efforts to understand and address these barriers. We review this literature on non-financial...
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Waivers for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program : Who Would Benefit from Takeup?
Briones, Diego A.; Ruby, Nathaniel; Turner, Sarah E. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
For workers employed in the public and non-profit sectors, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program offers the potential for full forgiveness of federal student loans for those with 10-years of full-time work experience. In practice, the benefits of the PSLF program have been illusory...
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Bridging the Gap : Mismatch Effects and Catch-Up Dynamics in a Brazilian College Affirmative Action
Oliveira, Rodrigo Carvalho; Santos, Alei; Severnini, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Affirmative action in higher education can lead to mismatch, where students admitted through preferential treatment struggle academically due to inadequate preparation before college. Although some students may face initial challenges, by providing access to quality education for talented...
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Schooling and Intergenerational Mobility : Consequences of Expanding Higher Education Institutions
Katzkowicz, Noemí; Lavy, Victor; Querejeta, Martina; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Poor post-secondary education infrastructure and opportunities partly explain the low higher education rates in developing countries. This paper estimates the effect of a program that improved post-secondary education infrastructure by building many university campuses across Uruguay. Leveraging...
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Marginal Returns to Public Universities
Mountjoy, Jack - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper studies the causal impacts of public universities on the outcomes of their marginally admitted students. I use administrative admission records spanning all 35 public universities in Texas, which collectively enroll 10 percent of American public university students, to systematically...
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Transparency and Percent Plans
Kapor, Adam - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Transparency vs. opacity is an important dimension of college admission policy. Colleges may gain useful information from a holistic review of applicants' materials, but in doing so may contribute to uncertainty that discourages potential applicants with poor information. This paper investigates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528411
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Morals as Luxury Goods and Political Polarization
Enke, Benjamin; Polborn, Mattias; Wu, Alex - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This paper develops a theory of political behavior in which moral values are a luxury good: the relative weight that voters place on moral rather than material considerations increases in income. This idea both generates new testable implications and ties together a broad set of empirical...
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