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The significance of regulatory orientation, political stability and culture on consumption and price adequacy in insurance markets
Kwon, W. Jean - In: Journal of Risk Finance 14 (2013) July, pp. 320-343
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine insurance regulation theories, regulatory agency structures and … measures, political stability and cultural dimension in insurance markets of 56 developed and developing countries for 2005 …-2009. Findings – It was found that insurance consumption is lower in countries with an authority exclusively for insurance regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815091
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The significance of regulatory orientation, political stability and culture on consumption and price adequacy in insurance markets
Kwon, W. Jean - In: Journal of Risk Finance 14 (2013) July, pp. 320-343
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine insurance regulation theories, regulatory agency structures and … measures, political stability and cultural dimension in insurance markets of 56 developed and developing countries for 2005 …-2009. Findings – It was found that insurance consumption is lower in countries with an authority exclusively for insurance regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691551
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Risikoselektion und Risikoausgleich am Beispiel der gesetzlichen Krankenkassen in Deutschland
Dieterich, Felix - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
This paper deals with the phenomenon of risk-selection and its appearance in the german compulsory health insurance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649813
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Governance, Demokratie und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in den ehemals sozialistischen Staaten
Apolte, Thomas; Peters, Heiko - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Westfälische … - 2009
unterschiedlichem Tempo und sequencing den Weg zu Demokratie und einer marktwirtschaftlichen Wirtschaftsordnung. Die polit … die Frage, ob die Einführung von Demokratie angesichts umfassender ökonomischer Reformen nicht besser verzögert werden … sollte. Nach einer theoretischen Betrachtung von Governance, Demokratie und Reformen folgt in diesem Beitrag ein Überblick …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462098
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Downs' ökonomische Theorie der Demokratie 2.0: Politische Präferenzen und Gleichheitsaversion
Sell, Friedrich L.; Stratmann, Felix - Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und … - 2011
Nach einem kurzen Rückblick auf das Downs-Modell diskutieren wir anhand empirischer Daten aus Deutschland dessen heutige Relevanz unter Berücksichtigung der aus der Fairness-Literatur bekannten Ungleichheitsaversion (UA). Dabei wird der Begriff der sozialen Präferenzen um das neue Konzept der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004691
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An empirical study of the limits and perspectives of institutional transfers
Möller, Marie - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Westfälische … - 2012
The aim of this paper is to determine which country-specific characteristics promote and which impede the adoption of institutions. On the basis of a broad panel of 183 countries for the period between 1996 and 2010, we test whether there are tendencies towards a general improvement and towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984522
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Japan: IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation; Detailed Assessment of Implementation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This report analyzes the functioning of the legal and regulatory framework for the securities market in Japan. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) enjoyed specific powers with respect to the various security laws and regulations laid down by the International Organization of Securities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245706
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What’s the Damage? Environmental Regulation with Policy-Motivated Bureaucrats
Voß, Achim; Lingens, Jörg - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2014
Many environmental-policy problems are characterized by complexity and uncertainty. Government’s choice concerning these policies commonly relies on information provided by a bureaucracy. Environmental bureaucrats often have a political motivation of their own, so they might be tempted to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010813781
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Performance of a Regulatory Agency as a Function of its Structure and Client Environment: A Simulation Study
Thompson, W. A.; Vertinsky, I.; Kira, D.; Scharpf, F. W. - In: Management Science 28 (1982) 1, pp. 57-72
This paper examines some of the interrelationships between the formal organization of a regulatory agency and its task environment. Central to the analysis is the development of a simulation model of a regulatory agency. The model depicts the agency as an hierarchical assemblage of decision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009204179
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Experience of Privatisation, Regulation and Competition: Lessons for Governments
Davies, Lesley; Wright, Kathryn; Price, Catherine Waddams - Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia - 2005
This policy paper offers a synthesis of research on privatisation and its impacts on the utilities sector in different countries. It identifies issues to be considered by policy makers concerned with economic reform, including the implications of sequencing privatisation together with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004968073