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Establishing cooperation between groups: Ingroup versus outgroup punishment
Stoff, Christian - 2006
We analyse interethnic cooperation in an infinitely repeated prisoner's dilemma when members of one group are unable to target punishment towards individual defectors from the other group. We first show that indiscriminate outgroup punishment may sustain cooperation in this setting. Our main...
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Migration and culture
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2010
Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding openly into the discussion, usually under some pseudonym. The authors bring culture into the open. They are concerned with how culture manifests itself in the migration process...
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Tax Evasion in Kenya and Tanzania:Evidence from Missing Imports
Levin, Jörgen; Widell, Lars - 2007
Corruption Perceptions Index, Kenya is more corrupt than Tanzania, but we find that the coefficient on tax is higher in Tanzania …In this paper we estimate the amount of tax evasion in customs authorities in both Kenya and Tanzania by calculating … measurement error is correlated with the tax rates in both Kenya and Tanzania. According to the Transparency International …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654326
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The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy
Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007
This paper analyses how tax morale and countries’ institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a multivariate analysis for a variety of potential factors. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294508
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Corruption and the shadow economy: An empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006
This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294540
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Shadow economy, tax morale, governance and institutional quality: A panel analysis
Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007
This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of shadow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294548
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Turkish Voter Response to Government Incompetence and Corruption Related to the 1999 Earthquakes
Akarca, Ali T.; Tansel, Aysit - 2012
, and exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations, as a factor magnifying the … on the other hand, were responsible for the incompetence shown in providing relief, for involvement in corruption related … responsible for different types of corruption and mismanagement provided us with a unique data to differentiate between voter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500202
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Rationality as a barrier to peace: micro-evidence from Kosovo
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2007
Despite a significant expansion of the literature on conflicts and fragility of states, only a few systematic attempts have been made to link the theoretical literature on social conflicts to the available micro-level information about the people who are involved in these conflicts. We address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277297
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War signals: A theory of trade, trust and conflict
Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2011
We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is inhabitated by two ethnic groups. Inter-ethnic trade requires imperfectly observed bilateral investments and one group has to form beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other...
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Ethnic diversity and preferences for redistribution
Dahlberg, Matz; Edmark, Karin; Lundqvist, Heléne - 2011
If people are more altruistic towards their own kind, the increased ethnic heterogeneity resulting from increased immigration to Europe in recent decades will likely lead to reduced support for redistribution among natives. This paper exploits a nationwide program placing refugees in...
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