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How Often Are Voters Bribed? A Ranking of 82 Countries
McGee, Robert W.; Petrides, Yanira - 2022
The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. Data were taken from the most recent Wave of the World Values Survey. Data were collected in 82 countries. Participants were asked how frequently...
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How Risky Is It to Give or Receive a Bribe? A Ranking of 56 Countries
McGee, Robert W.; Petrides, Yanira - 2022
The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. Data were taken from the most recent Wave of the World Values Survey. Data were collected in 56 countries. Participants were asked how risky is it to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014236832
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How Prevalent Is Bribery? A Ranking of 52 Countries
McGee, Robert W.; Zhou, Edward - 2022
The present study is part of a much larger study that examined the ethics of bribery and the ethics of tax evasion from a variety of perspectives. Data were taken from the most recent Wave of the World Values Survey. The survey asked individuals in 52 countries how frequently ordinary people pay...
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A Book Review of Former Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan’s Irshād Nāmah : Mu`āwin say Chief Justice Pākistān Ban-nay kī Dāstān (ارشاد نامہ: معاون سے چیف جسٹس پاکستان بننے کی داستان)...
Mughal, Justice (R) Dr. Munir Ahmad - 2021
The book in hand is autobiography of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Irshad Hasan Khan, former Chief Justice of Pakistan. It is a good addition to the existing literature produced by legal luminaries generally and former Chief Justices particularly. Personal perspectives of a public figure provide readers...
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Demography of global aging
Bloom, David E.; Mitgang, Elizabeth; Osher, Benjamin - 2016
Individuals aged 65 years and older currently make up a larger share of the population than ever before, and this group is predicted to continue growing both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the population. This chapter begins by introducing the facts, figures, and forecasts...
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I distance application in the ranking of Group 8 and European Union countries by level of development
Račić, Željko V.; Kovačević, Slaviša; Babić, Nemanja - In: Croatian review of economic, business and social … 8 (2022) 2, pp. 43-52
, Germany, France and Canada. The goal of the work is to determine the ranking list of the selected countries according to the … development. Based on the ranking list of Group 8 countries, the United States of America is in the first place, followed by … ranking on the ranking list. Changes can be expected due to the war events, demographic trends, technological achievements …
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Fifty years a-growing : economic history and demography in the ESR
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2019
This paper surveys publications in the fields of economic history and demography in the ESR since 1969. Numbering sixty …
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A Note on Teaching Non-Homogeneous Difference Equations
Dadkhah, Kamran - 2009
Solution of first order non-homogeneous difference equation is essential to understanding dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models and time series analysis in econometrics, particularly when working with processes with unit root. But the treatment of the subject in math econ texts is...
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Loopholes in Modern Portfolio Theory
Messica, Avi - 2018
This paper points out to loopholes in Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and fundamental flaws that question its validity and applicability not only for investment but for education as well. Using theoretical analysis, Monte Carlo simulations and market data I present and discuss theoretical, as well...
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The Quotient of Normal Random Variables and Application to Asset Price Fat Tails
Caginalp, Carey - 2018
The quotient of random variables with normal distributions is examined and proven to have have power law decay, with density f(x)~f_0 x^(-2), with the coefficient depending on the means and variances of the numerator and denominator, and their correlation. We also obtain the conditional...
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