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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial … sector. Finally, analysis of several repeated cross-sections of confidence within U.S. states yields similar qualitative …
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Land and Property Taxation in 25 Countries: A Comparative Review
Bird, Richard M.; Slack, Enid - In: CESifo DICE Report 03 (2005) 3, pp. 34-42
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696557
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Property is dummy proof: An experiment
Bar-Gill, Oren; Engel, Christoph - 2020
obtain even without strong property rights. In a hypothetical world where cognitive ability is perfect, individuals would not … limitations irrelevant. This experiment shows that strong property rights serve this function. In theory, efficient outcomes … does not eliminate it; and in the real world relevant experience is often lacking. We show that cognitive limitations …
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Comparing the value revelance of R&D reporting in Germany: standard and selection effects
Ramb, Fred; Reitzig, Markus - 2005
On the basis of accounting and market data for firms and groups listed on German stock exchanges between 1997 and 2003, we show that the value relevance of R&D information under German accounting standards can be superior to that provided by US-GAAP and IAS. The results, obtained while...
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Entrepreneurs' acceptance of formal institutions: a cross-country analysis
Freytag, Andreas; Noseleit, Florian - 2009
Institutional settings and the resulting incentive structures are crucial for economic development. The type of entrepreneurial activity and the entrepreneurial effort are especially dependent on underlying incentive structures. We argue that institutions with better incentive structures for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266668
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Better means more: property rights and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2009
high-growth aspiration projects. In particular, a strong property rights system is important for high-growth aspiration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271286
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Does Religiosity Promote Property Rights and the Rule of Law?
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2012
quality in the form of property rights and the rule of law. Previous studies have only measured the impact of membership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320238
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Auf dem Weg zu einem Urheberrecht für das 21. Jahrhundert: Ideen für eine zukünftige Regulierung kreativer Güter
Kreutzer, Till - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 92 (2012) 10, pp. 699-705
The article describes the challenges of copyright protection in the digital world. Starting from the observation that …
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What drives international bank flows? Politics, institutions and other determinants
Papaioannou, Elias - 2005
This paper uses a large panel of bilateral bank flow data to assess how institutions and politics affect international capital -bank in particular- flows. The following key findings emerge: 1) The empirical "gravity" model is the benchmark in explaining the volume of international banking...
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The concept of a world economic order
Siebert, Horst - 2008
taxonomy for rules reducing transaction costs is developed, for instance through decentralization of decisions, property rights …
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