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How do voters respond to information on self-serving elite behaviour? : evidence from a randomized survey experiment in Tanzania
Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne - 2018
Does self-serving elite behaviour make citizens more politically active? This paper presents the results of a randomized field experiment where voters in Tanzania were given information about elite use of tax havens. Information provided in a neutral form had no effect on voting intentions....
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Identity and support for policies towards Indigenous people : evidence from Australia
Mavisakalyan, Astghik; Tarverdi, Yashar - 2022
that political ideology, and to some extent politicians' propensity to act rebelliously and diligently, are significant … issues concerning Indigenous Australians points to the high relevance of political ideology, and in doing so, highlights the …
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Standardization and ethnocracy in Sri Lanka
DeVotta, Neil - 2022
Standardization was the scheme that replaced meritocracy in Sri Lanka education, with positive discrimination to … the island becoming an ethnocracy. While standardization was later discarded, its legacy continues thanks to the district … quota system it fostered and the inequalities it helped to cement between ethnic groups. Ultimately, standardization did not …
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Spillover effects of international standards : work conditions in Vietnamese small and medium enterprises
Trifković, Neda - 2015
Most studies focus on trade effects and organizational outcomes of international standards, neglecting the effect of standards on employees. Using a two-year matched firm-employee panel dataset, this paper finds that the application of standards improves work conditions in small and medium...
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Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs : the role of management standards and innovation
Calza, Elisa; Goedhuys, Micheline; Trifković, Neda - 2017
Using a rich panel dataset of SMEs active in the manufacturing sector in Viet Nam, this paper investigates the drivers of firm productivity, focusing on the role played by international management standards certification. We develop and test the hypothesis that, controlling for technological...
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Certification and business risk
Trifković, Neda - 2018
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scope for international private standards to play a role in reducing business risk. Business risk is measured as variability in revenue, customer base, informal payments, and temporary firm closure. The results show lower levels of business risk...
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The European Investment Bank : lessons for developing countries
Griffith-Jones, Stephany; Tyson, Judith - 2013
The paper considers the experience of the European Investment Bank and addresses policy lessons for developing countries as they seek finance for development. The paper argues that the key lesson for developing countries is that the traditional role of a development bank in closing market gaps...
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Putting the financial system to work for the poor and SMEs
Osman, Abdul Magid; Osman, Djamila Pontes - 2020
The financial inclusion effort achieved positive results, with the number of Mozambicans having access to banking services increasing considerably, particularly after 2011- 12. However, the economic and social impact was limited, considering that farm productivity has remained low and poverty...
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The impact of a higher leverage ratio on the South African economy
Davies, Rob; Harris, Laurence; Makrelov, Konstantin - 2019
We employ a micro-founded and stock-and-flow-consistent model to study the impact of a higher leverage ratio on the South African economy. The model provides a rich representation of institutional balance sheets. The relationship between bank capital, risk-taking behaviour, lending spreads, and...
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Misuse of institutions : lessons from Transition
Poliščuk, Leonid - 2010
The paper explores a phenomenon often observed in transition economies, when newly established institutions are misused, i.e., applied or resorted to for reasons which have little in common with their intended or anticipated purpose. In such incidences institutions become sources of private...
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