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Decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? : an empirical test
Dreher, Axel (contributor);  … - 2007
Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Taking account of the potential simultaneity between terror and decentralization, our results show that expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003604502
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Formal institutions and subjective well-being : revisiting the cross-country evidence
Bjørnskov, Christian (contributor);  … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003672559
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The costs of favoritism: Is politically-driven aid less effective?
Dreher, Axel; Klasen, Stephan; Raymond, James; Werker, Eric - 2010
World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated - such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302713
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On the relation between income inequality and happiness: Do fairness perceptions matter?
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2009
the World Values Survey data and a broad set of fairness measures, we find strong support for the negative (positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302716
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Why it pays for aid recipients to take note of the millennium challenge corporation: Other donors do!
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Öhler, Hannes - 2010
It is widely believed that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has grossly fallen short of high expectations raised by the Bush administration in 2002. From the perspective of potential recipient countries, the crucial issue is whether the MCC increased the overall pool of aid resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302718
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Are 'new' donors different? Comparing the allocation of bilateral aid between non-DAC and DAC donor
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer - 2010
Major DAC donors are widely criticized for weak targeting of aid, selfish aid motives and insufficient coordination. The emergence of an increasing number of new donors may further complicate the coordination of international aid efforts. On the other hand, new donors (many of which were aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302719
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Does membership on the UN security council influence IMF conditionality?
Dreher, Axel; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Vreeland, James Raymond - 2010
We investigate whether elected members of the United Nations Security Council receive favorable treatment from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), analyzing panel data on the level of conditionality attached to (a maximum of) 314 IMF arrangements with 101 countries over the period of 1992 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302720
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The spread of anti-trafficking policies: Evidence from a new index
Cho, Seo-Young; Dreher, Axel; Neumayer, Eric - 2010
We analyze the spread of policies dealing with international trafficking in human beings. Arguing that countries are unlikely to make independent choices, we identify pressure, externalities and learning or emulation as plausible diffusion mechanisms for spatial dependence in anti-trafficking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311675
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Membership has its privileges: The effect of membership in international organizations on FDI
Dreher, Axel; Mikosch, Heiner; Voigt, Stefan - 2010
We argue that membership in International Organizations (IOs) is an important determinant of FDI inflows. To the extent that membership restricts a country from pursuing policies that are harmful to investors, it can signal low political risk. Using data over the 1971-2005 period, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311690
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Globalization, economic freedom and human rights
Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Siemers, Lars-H. R. - 2010
Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization and economic liberalization affect governments´ respect for human rights using a panel of 106 countries over the 1981-2004 period. According to our results, physical integrity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311692