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Economic freedom and religion : an empirical investigation
Hillman, Arye L.; Potrafke, Niklas - In: Public finance review : PFR 46 (2018) 2, pp. 249-275
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Economic freedom and religion : an empirical investigation
Hillman, Arye L.; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016
There has been much study of the consequences of economic freedom but, outside of the role of political institutions, there has been little study of the determinants of economic freedom. We investigate whether religion affects economic freedom. Our cross-sectional dataset includes 137 countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515355
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The UN Goldstone Report and retraction : an empirical investigation
Hillman, Arye L.; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014 - Revised February 2015
, based on the Chief-in-Executive measure of political institutions, a country with the highest democracy score was some 55 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487066
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The UN Goldstone Report and retraction : an empirical investigation
Hillman, Arye L.; Potrafke, Niklas - 2015
democracy score was some 55 percentage points less likely to vote in favor of the second of the two UN Goldstone resolutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488128
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Democracy with group identity
Hillman, Arye L.; Metsuyanim, Kfir; Potrafke, Niklas - In: European journal of political economy 40 (2015) 2, pp. 274-287
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011536292
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Democracy with group identity
Hillman, Arye L.; Metsuyanim, Kfir; Potrafke, Niklas - 2015
Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … or replacement of local government because of disfunctionality. Our general contribution is to show how democracy can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494789
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Democracy with group identity
Hillman, Arye L.; Metsuyanim, Kfir; Potrafke, Niklas - 2015 - 25 March-2015 final
Group-based identity undermines democracy by impeding democratic change of government. A substantial literature has … therefore studied how to make democracy consistent with group identity. We contribute to this literature by introducing the role … or replacement of local government because of disfunctionality. Our general contribution is to show how democracy can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498619
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Electoral cycles in perceived corruption : international empirical evidence
Potrafke, Niklas - 2018
Perceived corruption in the public sector is measured by the reversed Transparency International's Perception of Corruption Index (CPI). The dataset includes around 100 democracies over the period 2012-2016, a sample for which the CPI is comparable across countries and over time. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962213
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Electoral cycles in perceived corruption : international empirical evidence
Potrafke, Niklas - 2018
I examine whether elections influence perceived corruption in the public sector. Perceived corruption in the public sector is measured by the reversed Transparency International's Perception of Corruption Index (CPI). The dataset includes around 100 democracies over the period 2012-2016, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011941292
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Islam and democracy
Potrafke, Niklas - In: Public choice 151 (2012) 1/2, pp. 185-192
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009627570