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Corruption and crisis: Do institutions matter?
Saha, Shrabani; Sen, Kunal - 2022
about the effect of the pandemic for longer-term outcomes such as corruption. We look at the historical data on political … and economic crises to assess what we can learn from the long-term effects of past crises on corruption. We hypothesize … corruption. We test our hypotheses using panel data for over 100 countries during the years 1800- 2020. The results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013204791
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Civil society, institutional change and the politics of reform: The great transition
Bruszt, László; Campos, Nauro F.; Fidrmuc, Jan; … - 2010
This paper examines the relationship between differences in civil society development under communism and the political, economic and institutional change and transformation after 1989. We collected a unique dataset on nature and intensity of dissident activities in 27 former communist countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280236
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The long road to normalcy: Where Russia now stands
Popov, Vladimir - 2010
The goal of this study is to reveal the long-term trajectory of Russian economic development and to make predictions for the future. The study starts with a much discussed question: why Russia did worse economically during transition than most other countries in Europe and Asia? It is argued...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333038
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Twenty years of political transition
Treisman, Daniel - 2010
What explains the divergent political paths that the post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have followed since the fall of the Berlin Wall? While some appear today to be consolidated democracies, others have all the features of consolidated autocracy. This study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280128
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Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in Myanmar
Danquah, Michael; Sen, Kunal - 2020
In many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks. We examine the role of informal institutions, in the forms of relational contracting and social networks, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424041
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The impact of democracy on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, 1982 - 2012
Masaki, Takaaki; Van de Walle, Nicolas - 2014
, and this question has gained critical importance particularly in the African context, where a wave of democratization in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343224
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Populist strategies in African democracies
Resnick, Danielle - 2010
Drawing on insights from Latin America, this paper examines the factors that contributed to the use of populist strategies by political parties during recent presidential elections in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia. Specifically, the paper argues that the nature of party competition in Africa,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280234
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Legal opacity, narcotics laws, and drug seizures
Moreau-Kastler, Ninon; Toubal, Farid - 2021
We show that legal opacity is a strong factor in drug trafficking. We develop a new framework that illustrates how legal opacity influences countries' seizure rates. Legal opacity reduces the detection of illicit flows and increases their volumes because it lowers trafficking costs. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012807499
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The state and the "legalization" of illicit financial flows: Trading gold in Bolivia
Brugger, Fritz; Proksik, Joschka; Fischer, Felicitas - 2022
indicates that the 'legalization' of illicit flows cannot be sufficiently explained by reference to corruption, illicit rent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322663
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Firm-level corruption in Vietnam
Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2010
This paper uses a unique panel dataset on firm-level corruption. It contains quantitative information on bribe payments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280202