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Economic Integration and Corruption : The Corrupt Soul of the European Union

Ganuza, Juan-José; Hauk, Esther - 2000

We study the link between corruption and economic integration. We show that if an economic union establishes a common … regulation for public procurement, the country more prone to corruption benefits more from integration. However, if the … propensities to corruption are too distinct, the less corrupt country will not be willing to join the union. This difference in …

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Public opinion, elections, and environmental fiscal policy

Chortareas, Georgios E.; Logothetis, Vassilis E.; … - 2018

well as several institutional factors including the level of corruption and the soundness of the rule of law. We also …

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The Nature and the Scope of the Global Economic Crisis’ Impact on Employment Trends and Policies in South East Europe

Qerimi, Qerim R. - 2018

This paper investigates the impact of the global economic downturn, its nature and impacts on the state of employment in the region of South East Europe. As the financial crisis spilled over into the real sector, its effects, with varying magnitude, ranging from relatively consequential to...

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The Global Financial Crisis and the Post-Lisbon Prospects of Enlargement

Qerimi, Qerim R.; Sergi, Bruno S. - 2015

The aim of this paper is to examine the transformative processes that are defining the region of south-east Europe in the context of global financial crisis and in the post-Lisbon era. It is also intended to illuminate the current challenges of the region’s EU integration process. Judged in...

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Convergence in government spending components in EU15 : a spatial econometric perspective

Maleševic Perović, Lena; Golem, Silvia; Mihaljević … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 18 (2016) 42, pp. 240-254

This paper contributes to the empirical literature on convergence by applying convergence model to components of government expenditures (by function) in EU15 during 1995-2010, using the data from United Nations Statistics Division. Moreover, we extend the traditional convergence model to allow...

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States, banks, and the financing of the economy : fiscal policy and sovereign risk perspectives

Balling, Morten (ed., introduction) - Colloquium "States, Banks and the Financing of the …; … - 2013

On 5-6 September 2012 SUERF held its 30th Colloquium "States, Banks, and the Financing of the Economy" at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. The papers included in this SUERF Study are based on contributions to the Colloquium. All the chapters in this publication discuss from different...

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Direct Democracy : Designing a Living Constitution

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2004

A crucial aspect of constitutional design is the provision of rules on how a constitution is to be amended. If procedures for constitutional amendment are very restrictive, changes will take place outside the constitution. These changes are likely to be against the citizens' interests and their...

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A Short Note on Brexit : Telecommunications Issues after the Referendum

Sutherland, Ewan - 2016

In a referendum on 23rd June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted for ‘Brexit’, i.e., to leave the European Union (EU). After some delay the government will invoke Article 50 TEU, which would begin a two-year period of negotiation for a withdrawal agreement, after which the EU treaties would...

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EU accession : a boon or bane for corruption?

Alfano, Vincenzo; Capasso, Salvatore; Goel, Rajeev K. - 2020

of corruption in a nation after joining the Union has not been formally studied. Any nation that joins the European Union … potentially faces two different and opposite effects on corruption. On the one hand, there are reasons to believe that corruption … is going to decrease because of the efforts of the EU to fight corruption or because of the opening of the markets to …

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Surprised by Wirecard? : enablers of corporate wrongdoing in Europe

Nyreröd, Theo; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2021

In the last two decades prolonged instances of corporate wrongdoing in Europe have been un-covered: from Siemens’ systemic bribery to HSBC and other major bank’s money laundering issues, Dieselgate, LIBOR price-rigging, and the recent Wirecard debacle. What has driven European firms to...

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