Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 2,193
Cover Image
The impact of trust on reforms
Heinemann, Friedrich; Tanz, Benjamin - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 11 (2008) 3, pp. 173-185
have been identified. However, the impact of trust on reforms has not been fully addressed. We provide theoretical … arguments why trust should influence institutional changes and test the relationship empirically. We find a significant positive … relation between trust and the success of reforms with regard to government size, the legal system, and deregulation of private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005483233
Cover Image
The Impact of Trust on Reforms
Heinemann, Friedrich; Tanz, Benjamin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
have been identified. However, the impact of trust on reforms has so far never been addressed. We provide theoretical … arguments why trust should influence institutional changes and test the relationship empirically. We find a significant positive … relation between trust and reforms with regard to government size, the legal system, and deregulation of private businesses and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098067
Cover Image
Free to Trust? Economic Freedom and Social Capital
Berggren, Niclas; Jordahl, Henrik - Ratioinstitutet - 2005
We present new evidence on how generalized trust is formed. Unlike previous studies, we look at the explanatory power … Freedom Index) increase trust. The idea is that a market economy, building on voluntary transactions and interactions with … for trust to emerge between people. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005642394
Cover Image
Free to Trust? Economic Freedom and Social Capital
Berggren, Niclas; Jordahl, Henrik - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2005
We present new evidence on how generalized trust is formed. Unlike previous studies, we look at the explanatory power … Freedom Index) increase trust. The idea is that a market economy, building on voluntary transactions and interactions with … for trust to emerge between people. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196916
Cover Image
Uganda's policy reforms, industry competitiveness and regional integration: a comparison with Kenya
Siggel, Eckhard; Ssemogerere, Germina - In: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 13 (2004) 3, pp. 325-357
The paper reviews, first, Uganda's economic policies affecting the industrial sector and analyses the international competitiveness of Uganda's manufacturing industries, using a sample of 21 firms in 12 industries. It computes indices of comparative advantage, export and domestic competitiveness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005505258
Cover Image
Productivity and Policy Reform in Australia
Parham, Dean - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 53-63
Australia has historically been Canada's poorer cousin. But a pick-up in productivity growth in the 1990s has raised Australian living standards to Canadian levels. In this article, Dean Parham of the Australian Productivity Commission provides an overview of Australian economic performance and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518963
Cover Image
What Have Two Decades of British Economic Reform Delivered in Terms of Productivity Growth?
Card, David; Freeman, Richard B. - In: International Productivity Monitor 5 (2002) Fall, pp. 41-52
The UK economy has undergone significant market reforms over the last two decades. A key question for productivity researchers is the impact of these reforms on productivity growth. In this article, Richard B. Freeman of the London School of Economics, Harvard University and the NBER and David...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518966
Cover Image
The transmission of world commodity prices to domestic markets under policy reforms in developing countries
Baffes, John; Gardner, Bruce - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 6 (2003) 3, pp. 159-180
This paper examines the degree to which world price signals have been transmitted into domestic prices for eight countries and ten commodities, a total of 31 country/commodity pairs. The main characteristic of these countries was that they all undertook substantial policy reforms during the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005495324
Cover Image
Accelerated growth and structural transformation: Assessing Ghana’s options to reach middle-income status
Breisinger, Clemens; Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Yu, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Ghana has made considerable progress over the last 20 years in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty. The Government of Ghana has declared its new development goal of reaching middle-income status by 2015. Achieving this goal will require Ghana to double its per capita income over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132791
Cover Image
A Dynamic Analysis of the Effect of Social Security Reform on Spanish Widow Pensioners
Peinado, Patricia; Serrano, Felipe - In: Panoeconomicus 58 (2011) 5, pp. 759-771
This paper shows the dynamic effects of the reform of the Spanish social security pension system on the pensions received by one of the most vulnerable groups of the population, namely, widows. We undertake a duration analysis to account for the effects of reform over time. We study the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134489