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The Portuguese non-observed economy
Afonso, Oscar; Gonçalves, Nuno - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 2, pp. 23-57
This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the volume of the Non-Observed Economy (NOE) in Portugal, by estimating, based on MIMIC models (multiple indicators multiple causes), its path in the period 1977-2008. On the one hand, given the influence of the tax burden, the burden of...
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Impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth of Pakistan
Saqib, Najia; Masnoon, Maryam; Rafique, Nabeel - In: Advances in management & applied economics 3 (2013) 1, pp. 35-45
Given contrasting evidence in the literature pertaining to the impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the host country’s economy, we take the case of Pakistan and test the said association for this nation. The data used for this study has spanned over the period of 1981 till 2010. Besides FDI,...
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Risk attitudes and informal employment in a developing economy
Bennett, John; Gould, Matthew; Rablen, Matthew D. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-17
We model an urban labour market in a developing economy, incorporating workers’ risk attitudes. Trade-offs between risk aversion and ability determine worker allocation across formal and informal wage employment, and voluntary and involuntary self employment. Greater risk of informal wage...
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Corruption and firm performance : evidence from Greek firms
Athanasouli, Daphne; Goujard, Antoine; Sklias, Pantelis - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 2, pp. 43-67
This article investigates the relationship between corruption and firm performance in Greece using firm level data …. Corruption is overall negatively associated with firm size and growth at the firm level. We focus on the effect of … ‘administrative corruption’, whereby firms engage in corrupt practices and bribery of government officials. We contrast the firm …
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Perks in long-term contracts
Chien, YiLi; Kim, Minseong; Song, Joon - In: The Korean economic review 29 (2013) 1, pp. 161-188
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Administration & society
Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.] : Sage Periodicals Press; … - 6.1974 -
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The effects of corruption on human poverty in ASEAN and developing countries
Negin, Vahiden; Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi - In: Journal of international economic review 5 (2012) 1, pp. 1-14
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Government regulations of business, corruption, reforms, and the economic growth of nations
Woodside, Arch G.; Chang, Man-ling; Cheng, Cheng-feng - In: International journal of business and economics 11 (2012) 2, pp. 127-142
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Middlemen in the corruption bazar : India and Indonesia
Hatti, Neelambar; Hoadley, Mason C. - In: Artha vijñāna : journal of the Gokhale Institute of … 54 (2012) 3, pp. 329-341
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Agency theory and the context for R&D investment : evidence from Korea
Yoo, Taeyoung; Rhee, Mooweon - In: Asian business & management 12 (2013) 2, pp. 227-252
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