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Mapping constitutionally safeguarded judicial independence: A global survey

Hayo, Bernd; Voigt, Stefan - 2010

De jure judicial independence (JI) is the single most important predictor of de facto JI. In this paper, we describe under what conditions countries are likely to include JI in their constitutions. We describe and analyze both their original choice in this regard as well as change over time...

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Need, merit, and politics in multilateral aid allocation: A district-level analysis of World Bank projects in India

Nunnenkamp, Peter; Öhler, Hannes; Sosa Andrés, Maximiliano - 2012

empirical research on aid allocation by employing Poisson estimations on the determinants of the World Bank's choice of project … locations at the district level in India. The evidence of needs-based location choices is very weak, even though World Bank … or district level. However, the World Bank prefers districts where foreign direct investors may benefit from projects …

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Does educational tracking affect performance and inequality? Differences-in-differences evidence across countries

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2005

Even though some countries track students into differing-ability schools by age 10, others keep their entire secondary-school system comprehensive. To estimate the effects of such institutional differences in the face of country heterogeneity, we employ an international...

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Membership has its privileges: The effect of membership in international organizations on FDI

Dreher, Axel; Mikosch, Heiner; Voigt, Stefan - 2010

We argue that membership in International Organizations (IOs) is an important determinant of FDI inflows. To the extent that membership restricts a country from pursuing policies that are harmful to investors, it can signal low political risk. Using data over the 1971-2005 period, we find that...

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Grants versus loans: Much ado about (almost) nothing

Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer; Wilfer, Tom - 2005

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Effort and redistribution: Better cousins than one might have thought

Buch, Claudia M.; Engel, Christoph - 2013

standard preferences, redistribution would reduce effort. This is different with social preferences. Using data from the World …

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