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Corruption clubs : empirical evidence from kernel density estimates
Herzfeld, Thomas; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2018
A common finding of many analytical models is the existence of multiple equilibria of corruption. Countries … characterized by the same economic, social and cultural background do not necessarily experience the same levels of corruption. In … this article, we use Kernel Density Estimation techniques to analyse the cross-country distribution of corruption …
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Age and gender profiling in the Chinese and Mexican labor markets : evidence from four job boards
Helleseter, Miguel Delgado; Kuhn, Peter Joseph; Shen, … - 2016
When permitted by law, employers sometimes state the preferred age and sex of their employees in job ads. We study this … maximum age. We also document a new stylized fact we call the age twist in gender profiling: firms' explicit gender requests … of this twist can be attributed to employers' age-dependent requests for (female) beauty and (male) leadership, the …
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Fighting corruption with cultural dynamics : when legal-origins, religiousinfluences and existing corruption-control levels matter
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing countries? Why are some countries … more effective at battling corruption than others? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410195
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Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count : what do wealth effects tell us?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410217
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Corruption and Military Spending
Gupta, Sanjeev - 2006
Anecdotal evidence relates corruption with high levels of military spending. This paper tests empirically whether such … the period 1985-98, The association between military spending and corruption is ascertained by using panel regression … techniques. The results suggest that corruption is indeed associated with higher military spending as a share of both GDP and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012782928
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Corruption Clubs : Empirical Evidence from Kernel Density Estimates
Herzfeld, Thomas; Weiss, Christoph - 2018
A common finding of many analytical models is the existence of multiple equilibria of corruption. Countries … characterized by the same economic, social and cultural background do not necessarily experience the same levels of corruption. In … this article, we use Kernel Density Estimation techniques to analyse the cross-country distribution of corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220228
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Social norms, labor market opportunities, and the marriage gap for skilled women
Bertrand, Marianne; Cortés, Patricia; Olivetti, Claudia; … - 2018
In most of the developed world, skilled women marry at a lower rate than unskilled women. We document heterogeneity across countries in how the marriage gap for skilled women has evolved over time. As labor market opportunities for women have improved, the marriage gap has been growing in some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810220
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Gender role asymmetry and stock market participation : evidence from four European household surveys
Barasinska, Nataliya; Schäfer, Dorothea - 2017
This study investigates the importance of social norms for shaping women's and men's decision to participate in the stock market, aiming to disentangle the different channels playing a role in this decision. Gender role asymmetry is indicated by the country's rank in the gender equality index of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810787
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Polygamy and female labour supply in Senegal
Cudeville, Elisabeth; Guénard, Charlotte; Robilliard, … - 2017
In this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally representative survey. In a reduced-form approach, we first measure the impact of polygyny on participation using a joint model of spouse participation. The identification of the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011656317
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Social norms and gendered occupational choices of men and women : time to turn the tide?
Palffy, Patricia; Lehnert, Patrick; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2022
We analyze the relationship between social gender norms and adolescents' occupational choices by combining regional votes on constitutional amendments on gender equality with job application data from a large job board for apprenticeships. Results show that adolescent males in regions with...
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