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Organized Crime as the Link between Inequality and Corruption
Schwuchow, Soeren C. - 2019
reinforcing inequality and corruption. Despite the broad empirical evidence, there are only a few formal theoretical models on … these dynamics. Relying on a game-theoretic approach, we show how inequality and corruption are interconnected via a crime … societies feature high levels of corruption and criminal activity. Surprisingly, our results allow for the interpretation that …
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Deterrence, Recidivism and European Cartel Fines
Veljanovski, Cento - 2018
Based on an analysis of cartel prosecutions since 2007, this article assesses the way the European Commission has built up its fines in practice. The fines are compared with those imposed by the European Commission over the period from 1999 to 2006. The main findings are that, while fines have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940532
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Seasonal Clemency Revisited : An Empirical Analysis
Ruckman, P. S. - 2013
While the notion of 'Christmas pardons' has been around for some time, there has been almost no empirical research on whether federal executive clemency is in any way patterned in a manner that would legitimize the notion of 'Christmas' or even 'seasonal' pardons. Furthermore, previous research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014161090
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Political repression and child labor : theory and empirical evidence
Maffei, Sandro; Raabe, Nikolai; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2004
Most normative studies on child labor arrive at the conclusion that child labor is detrimental to social welfare. Child labor is, however, still prevalent in many developing countries even though in many of these countries it is forbidden by law. In this paper we develop a politicaleconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451064
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Neighbor Terrorism and the All-Risks Policing of Terrorism
Walker, Clive - 2018
Because of the difficulties of distinguishing friend and foe, security and insecurity, or even war and peace, terrorism appears to be an endemic and endless risk. The embedded nature of the terrorist risk appears to demand the treatment of one's neighbour as potentially friend and foe. One of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012921772
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Neighbor Terrorism and the All-Risks Policing of Terrorism
Walker, Clive - 2018
wholly new form of terrorism that demanded a novel response. Given the prior events of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918884
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Is There a Correlation between Religion and Wife Beating? An Empirical Study of 11 Countries
McGee, Robert W. - 2017
study, a country had to have a large Muslim population and also a large non-Muslim population. The most recent wave of World …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014121034
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Political Repression and Child Labor : Theory and Empirical Evidence
Ursprung, Heinrich W.; Maffei, Sandro; Rabe, Nikolai - 2021
Most normative studies on child labor arrive at the conclusion that child labor is detrimental to social welfare. Child labor is, however, still prevalent in many developing countries even though in many of these countries it is forbidden by law. In this paper we develop a political-economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318972
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Nexus between economic growth and CO2 emission within the preview of institutional quality : some new insights from
Ullah, Mirzat; Sohail, Hafiz M.; Khan, Muhammad Asif; … - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 25 (2023) 64, pp. 849-866
The destructive role of institutional quality such as corruption has been considered an important factor for economic …. This research examines the institutional role in controlling corruption within the preview of CO2 emissions-economic growth … nexus for the European Union. The study evaluates the moderating impact of corruption on the relationship between CO2 …
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Investigating the corruption-growth nexus for the EU-15 : does the quality of governance matter?
Chapsa, Xanthippi; Katrakilides, K. - In: Journal of economic issues 56 (2022) 3, pp. 838-868
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