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Formal institutions and subjective well-being: Revisiting the cross-country evidence
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281226
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Formal Institutions and Subjective Well-Being: Revisiting the Cross-Country Evidence.
Bjørnskov, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina AV - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2008
A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship between such institutions and happiness is, however, rather limited. In this paper, we revisit the findings from recent cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649319
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Exploiting the poor : bureaucratic corruption and poverty in Africa
Justesen, Mogens K.; Bjørnskov, Christian - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 58 (2014), pp. 106-115
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010389666
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Did Africa's first choices matter? Growth legacies of leaders at independence
Jørgensen, Christina Mangaard; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2015
We explore the potential effects of the first leaders of Sub-Saharan Africa. We first outline a set of theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011442480
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Did Africa's first choices matter? : growth legacies of leaders at independence
Jørgensen, Christina Mangaard; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2015
We explore the potential effects of the first leaders of Sub-Saharan Africa. We first outline a set of theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346680
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Public choice, political economy and development: an introduction to the life, times and themes of Martin Paldam
Aidt, Toke; Bjørnskov, Christian; Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter - In: Public Choice 157 (2013) 3, pp. 357-365
functions and political business cycles; (2) democracy and institutions; (3) the economics of corruption; (4) development aid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010987953
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Public choice, political economy and development: an introduction to the life, times and themes of Martin Paldam
Aidt, Toke; Bjørnskov, Christian; Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter - In: Public choice 157 (2013) 3/4, pp. 357-365
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010362622
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Do elites benefit from democracy and foreign aid in developing countries?
Bjørnskov, Christian - In: Journal of development economics 92 (2010) 2, pp. 115-124
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008659016
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Exploiting the Poor: Bureaucratic Corruption and Poverty in Africa
Justesen, Mogens K.; Bjørnskov, Christian - In: World Development 58 (2014) C, pp. 106-115
While extant research has focused on the causes and consequences of corruption at the macro-level, less effort has been … devoted to understanding the micro-foundation of corruption. We argue that poor people are more likely to be victims of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011052082
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Exploiting the Poor : Bureaucratic Corruption and Poverty in Africa
Justesen, Mogens K.; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2014
Corruption is a major source of slow development in Africa – the poorest region of the world. While extant research has … focused on the causes and consequences of corruption at the macro-level, less effort has been devoted to understanding the … micro-foundation of corruption, as well as the mechanisms through which poverty may be related to corruption and bribery. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014164287