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Labor Market Regulations: What do we know about their Impacts in Developing Countries?

Betcherman, Gordon - In: World Bank Research Observer 30 (2015) 1, pp. 124-153

Labor market regulation is a high-profile, and often contentious, area of public policy. Although these regulations have been studied most extensively in developed countries, there is a growing body of literature on their effects in developing countries. This paper reviews that literature and...

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Impact of soft law regulation by corporate governance codes on firm valuation: the case of Germany

Stiglbauer, Markus; Velte, Patrick - In: Corporate Governance 14 (2014) 3, pp. 395-406

Purpose – This paper aims to provide insight whether disclosed compliance with the German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC) leads to higher valuation on the German stock market. Design/methodology/approach – Based on agency theory, stakeholder theory and institutional theory, the authors...

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Analysis of corporate governance disclosure: a study through BRICS countries

Colares Oliveira, Marcelle; Ceglia, Domenico; Antonio … - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 16 (2016) 5, pp. 923-940

coercive requirements considering the enforcement of laws and norms in the different legal systems and to explain it in the … the disclosure of corporate governance information considering the enforcement of laws and norms in the different legal … opportunity in the legal sphere of some countries to implement mechanisms to increase their level of enforcement. Originality …

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Diversity within capitalism: the Russian labour market model

Kapelyushnikov, Rostislav; Kuznetsov, Andrei; … - In: Employee Relations 33 (2011) 4, pp. 395-412

. Findings – The paper establishes a link between inefficient enforcement and the emergence of compensating institutional …

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Effectiveness and Content of Corporate Codes of Ethics as a Model for University Honor Codes

Hyatt, Katherine - In: International Journal of Technology and Educational … 6 (2016) 1, pp. 52-69

Reports of unethical behavior in the corporate, governmental, and academic settings are gaining attention. At least 50-70% of students have engaged in academic misconduct. Some colleges and universities have codes of conduct while others do not. However, the implementation of an effective code...

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Participation of Developing Countries in Dispute Settlement System of World Trade Organisation

Khan, Humayun Rasheed - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 6 (2015) 1, pp. 45-64

Abstract Today the world economy is immeasurably more complex, multi-faceted, and integrated than it was in the last quarter of 20th century. New financial procedures and interests have multiplied in the current trade and investment matrix. Developing countries are now rightfully taking a much...

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Rational or Confused Polluters? Evidence from Hazardous Waste Compliance

Stafford, Sarah L - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1

Abstract Although most models of environmental compliance are based on a variation of the rational polluter model, regulated entities may not always intentionally decide to violate based on the relative costs and benefits of doing so. According to the complexity critique, a significant amount of...

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Rational or Confused Polluters? Evidence from Hazardous Waste Compliance

Stafford, Sarah L - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1

Although most models of environmental compliance are based on a variation of the rational polluter model, regulated entities may not always intentionally decide to violate based on the relative costs and benefits of doing so. According to the complexity critique, a significant amount of...

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Public Complaints and Alberta's Environmental Regulation

Eckert, Heather L - In: Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy 6 (2006) 1

complaints are an important source of information for the enforcement of environmental regulations. Public complaints provide … enforcement action. …

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Optimal Prevention when Informal Penalties Matter: The Case of Medical Errors

Grepperud, Sverre - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 7 (2007) 1

enforcement regime becomes more lenient, and in some cases the lack of formal punishment is preferred, (ii) the first …

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