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Do Strict Electoral Campaign Finance Rules Limit Corruption?
Stratmann, Thomas - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 1, pp. 24-27
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The Absent Presence of the State in Large-Scale Resource Extraction Projects
Bainton, Nicholas A. (contributor);  … - 2021
Standing on the broken ground of resource extraction settings, the state is sometimes like a chimera: its appearance … the presence and the absence of the state in the context of resource extraction. Across the chapters, contributors discuss … illustrate how the concept of absent presence can be brought to life and how it can enhance our understanding of the state as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014321738
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The efficiency of EU public administration in helping firms grow: Final report
Friesenbichler, Klaus; Fritz, Oliver; Hölzl, Werner; … - 2014
Die Effizienz der öffentlichen Verwaltung ist ein bedeutender Faktor für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Mitgliedsländern der Europäischen Union und nimmt über verschiedene Kanäle Einfluss auf das unternehmerische Umfeld. Firmen interagieren hierbei in zahlreichen administrativen Schritten...
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Do autocratic states trade less?
Aidt, Toke S.; Gassebner, Martin - 2007
The paper analyzes whether the political regime of a country influences its involvement in international trade. Firstly, we develop a theoretical model that predicts that autocracies trade less than democracies. Secondly, we test the predictions of the model empirically using a panel of more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277794
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The price of media capture and the looting of newspapers in interwar France
Bignon, Vincent; Flandreau, Marc - 2012
This paper develops a new insight enabling the empirical study of media capture: minority shareholders of newspapers and readers face similar risks. Both are adversely affected when corrupt insiders use the newspaper for personal profit and receive invisible revenues. This means that relevant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316814
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State Rescue Plans: The German Government's Attempts to Save Opel
Becker, Helmut - In: CESifo DICE Report 08 (2010) 1, pp. 54-57
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696697
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Employment effects of regulatory thresholds for French and German companies
Poutvaara, Panu; Drometer, Marcus; Méango, Romuald; … - 2017
This study presents a comparative analysis of regulatory thresholds applicable to firms in France and in Germany. A …Die Studie analysiert die arbeitsrechtlichen Schwellenwerte, die für Firmen in Frankreich und Deutschland gelten. Die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011815683
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Individual Determinants of Social Fairness Assessments: The Case of Germany
Hennighausen, Tanja; Heinemann, Friedrich; Bischoff, Ivo - 2008
: first fairness preferences, second beliefs on the sources of economic success and the functioning of democracy and third … selfinterest. We test this framework on representative survey data for Germany for the years 1991, 2000 and 2004. Our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298074
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Securing the state, undermining democracy: internationalization and privatization of western militaries
Deitelhoff, Nicole; Geis, Anna - 2009
nationalstaatlichen Demokratie bei. Diese These erläutern die Autorinnen anhand des vermehrten Rückgriffs der US-amerikanischen Regierung …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298990
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Decision making in politics and economics: 4. Bundestag elections 2009 and direct democracy
Tangian, Andranik S. - 2010
Five German leading parties and their coalitions are evaluated from the viewpoint of direct democracy. For this purpose … representative and direct democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302623