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Crony capitalism in Ukraine : relationship between political connectedness and firms' performance
Balabushko, Oleksii; Betliy, Oleksandra; Movčan, Veronika - 2018
This study combines firm-level data and data on politically exposed people to explore correlation between firms' political connectedness and their economic performance in Ukraine. First, it estimates the share of politically connected firms in Ukraine's economy. Second, the study looks at how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875205
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Why multi-stakeholder groups succeed and fail
Truex, Rory; Søreide, Tina - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901295
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Experiments in culture and corruption : a review
Banuri, Sheheryar; Eckel, Catherine C. - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009562842
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The use of detailed statistical data in customs reform : the case of Madagascar
Chalendard, Cyril; Raballand, Gaël; Rakotoarisoa, Antsa - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454168
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Credit constraints and fraud victimization : evidence from a representative Chinese household survey
Gao, Nan; Ma, Yuanyuan; Xu, Lixin Colin - 2020
Using a novel, nationally representative data set on fraud victimization, this paper examines the impact of credit constraints on fraud victimization and potential underlying mechanisms in Chinese urban areas. After controlling for other household characteristics and regional fixed effects,...
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Corruption and country size : evidence using firm-level survey data
Amin, Mohammed; Yew Chong Soh - 2019
What sorts of conditions make some countries more prone to corruption than the others? This is an important question … for understanding how corruption arises and how to combat it. The present paper attempts to answer this question by … exploring the link between the size of the country and corruption. Economic theory suggests advantages and disadvantages of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051811
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Female business leaders, business and cultural environment, and productivity around the world
Fang, Sheng; Goh, Chorching; Roberts, Mark; Xu, Lixin Colin - 2020
Studies of female business leaders and economic performance are rarely conducted with worldwide observational data, and with considerations on the underlying cultural, institutional, and business environment. This paper uses worldwide, firm-level data from more than 100 countries to study how...
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Up before dawn : experimental evidence from a cross-border trader training at the Democratic Republic of Congo–Rwanda border
Croke, Kevin; García Mora, María Elena; Goldstein, … - 2020
-border traders - many of whom are women - face harassment and corruption, which can undermine these potential gains. This paper … procedures, tariffs, and rights to small-scale traders to facilitate border crossings, lower corruption, and reduce gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228426
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Digital innovation in East Asia : restrictive data policies matter?
Ferracane, Martina Francesca; Van der Marel, Erik - 2020
Digital technologies encourage companies to innovate with new processes, goods, and services, which ultimately enhance their competitiveness in local and global markets. This paper analyzes whether a wide set of data restrictions are negatively associated with digital innovation of firms. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228428
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Elite capture of foreign aid : evidence from offshore bank accounts
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob - 2020
Do elites capture foreign aid? This paper documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private wealth management, but not in other financial centers. The estimates are...
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