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Religion and the shadow economy
Heinemann, Friedrich; Schneider, Friedrich - 2011
. This contribution focuses on religion’s possible impact on the shadow economy. Different dimensions of the religious … protect state interests if there is a mutually beneficial relationship. -- Economics of religion ; tax morale ; shadow economy …Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards …
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The effects of corporate and country sustainability characteristics on the cost of debt : an international investigation
Hoepner, Andreas G. F.; Oikonomou, Ioannis; Scholtens, Bert - 2014 - This version: October 2014
470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different countries across the world and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010437173
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The economic impact of Olympic Games : evidence from stock markets
Dick, Christian D. (contributor); Wang, Qingwei (contributor) - 2008
By means of an event study of stock market reactions to the announcement of the Olympic Games host cities, we find a significant and positive announcement effect of hosting the Summer Games, with a cumulative abnormal return of about 2% within a few days. We do not find any significant results...
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The impact of trust on reforms
Heinemann, Friedrich (contributor);  … - 2008
In a constantly changing economic environment a country's ability to undertake institutional reforms is crucial to maintain economic growth and to promote the welfare of its citizens. A wide range of determinants for institutional reforms have been identified. However, the impact of trust on...
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Is it who you ask or how you ask? : findings of a meta-analysis on genetically modified food valuation studies
Dannenberg, Astrid (contributor) - 2008
This paper presents a meta-analysis of 46 primary studies reporting a total of 108 genetically modified food valuation estimates. The analysis shows that elicitation methods and formats used in the primary studies affect valuation estimates much more than do sample characteristics. Moreover,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784544
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Consumption-based asset pricing with a reference level : new evidence from the cross-section of stock returns
Grammig, Joachim (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper presents an empirical evaluation of recently proposed asset pricing models which extend the standard preference specification by a reference level of consumption. The novelty is that we use a broad cross-section of test assets, which provides a level playing field for a comparison to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003328088
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On the importance of equity in international climate policy : an empirical analysis
Lange, Andreas (contributor); Vogt, Carla (contributor);  … - 2006
Based on unique data from a world-wide survey of agents involved in international climate policy, this paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003338007
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FDI and taxation : a meta-study
Feld, Lars P. (contributor); Heckemeyer, Jost H. (contributor) - 2008
Despite the continuing political interest in the usefulness of tax competition and tax coordination as well as the wealth of theoretical analyses, it still remains open whether or when tax competition is harmful. Moreover, the influence of tax differentials on multinationals' decisions is still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805631
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Interactions of reduced deforestation and the carbon market : the role of market regulations and future commitments
Anger, Niels (contributor); Dixon, Alistair (contributor);  … - 2009
Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) has been proposed as a potentially inexpensive and plentiful source of emission abatement to supplement other longterm climate policies. However, critics doubt that REDD credits are environmentally equivalent to domestic emission...
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Testing the predictability and efficiency of securitized real estate markets
Schindler, Felix; Rottke, Nico; Füss, Roland - 2009
This paper conducts tests of the random walk hypothesis and market efficiency for 14 national public real estate markets. Random walk properties of equity prices influence the return dynamics and determine the trading strategies of investors. To examine the stochastic properties of local real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003881575