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Is Corruption in China 'Out of Control'? A Comparison with the U.S. In Historical Perspective

Ramirez, Carlos D. - 2012

This paper compares corruption in China over the past 15 years with corruption in the U.S. between 1870 and 1930 …, periods that are roughly comparable in terms of real income per capita. Corruption indicators for both countries and both … periods are constructed by tracking corruption news in prominent U.S. newspapers. Several robustness checks confirm the …

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The Ethics of Accepting a Bribe : An Empirical Study of Opinion in the USA, Brazil, Germany and China

Hernandez, Teresa - 2014

This paper presents the results of an empirical study of attitudes toward bribe taking in the largest economies on four continents – the USA, Brazil, Germany and China. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several demographic variables, including gender, age,...

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Is corruption in China “out of control”? A comparison with the US in historical perspective

Ramirez, Carlos D. - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 42 (2014) 1, pp. 76-91

This paper compares corruption in China over the past 15years with corruption in the US between 1870 and 1930, periods … that are roughly comparable in terms of real income per capita. Corruption indicators for both countries and both periods … are constructed by tracking corruption news in prominent US newspapers. Several robustness checks confirm the reliability …

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Mind the Gap : Disparity in Redistributive Preference between Political Elites and the Public in China

An, Weihua; Ye, Maoliang - 2022

In this research, we emphasize the importance of studying the gap in redistributive preference between political elites and the public because of the strategic roles played by the former in policy processes. We use China as a case study, wherein the fulfillment of surging demands for...

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Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in China

Agyapong, Sampson - 2020

Purpose: In this study, we contribute to the existing literature by examining the relationship between military spending changes and economic growth in China over the period 1995 to 2018 using granger causality test. We would also explore short and long run relationship between GDP growth and...

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The Long-Run Causal Relationship between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in China : Revisited

Dimitraki, Ourania; Menla Ali, Faek - 2014

This paper re-examines the long-run causal relationship between military expenditure and economic growth in China over the period 1952–2010. An empirical econometric analysis based on a Barro-style growth model is conducted. By employing the Bartlett corrected trace test, which provides better...

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Russia Fall China Rise : Simulation Results of SAM Models for Transiting Economies

Cohen, S. I. - 2016

The paper reports on multiplier analysis of comparable Social Accounting Matrices for Russia and China. The benchmark is around 1990, which constitutes a crucial year in the transition of the two countries to mixed market-state economies. The relative sizes of the two economies have reversed...

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The long-term effect of Western customs institution on firm innovation in China

Jin, Gan; Schulze, Günther G. - 2024

reduce local corruption and stimulate firms' investment in R&D and training to this day. We identify a causal effect by …

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Institutional change and macroeconomic variables in the ASEAN-Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia : the effects of a trade war between China and USA

Aba, Fransiskus Xaverius Lara - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 4, pp. 1-21

A trade war between the United States and China resulted in an increase in trade tariffs on imported goods entering each of these countries. Southeast Asian countries that have trade relations with the two countries, especially in terms of non-oil and gas exports of 25% to 35%, will be affected...

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Fiscal Decentralization in China: History, Impact, Challenges and Next Steps

Shen, Chunli; Jin, Jing; Zou, Heng-fu - In: Annals of Economics and Finance 13 (2012) 1, pp. 1-51

Fiscal decentralization has been a fundamental aspect of China's transition to a market economy; and the country has made substantial efforts to break down its highly centralized fiscal management system with various forms of fiscal contracting systems (1978-1993) and later a tax sharing system...

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