A growing body of research, based on large-scale international comparisons, has associated socioeconomic development with several intervening factors, such as levels of respect for social norms, interpersonal trust, degrees of confidence in public institutions, or incidence of corruption in...

Es ist die Mehrheit der Weltbevölkerung, die auf Schattenmärkten arbeitet. Mit zunehmender Tendenz. Die Autoren zeigen, wie solche illegalen Märkte funktionieren, wie Menschen dort leben und arbeiten. Ihre Analyse überrascht und verändert den Blick auf dieses Wirtschaften. Markenpiraterie...

A growing body of research, based on large-scale international comparisons, has associated socioeconomic development with several intervening factors, such as levels of respect for social norms, interpersonal trust, degrees of confidence in public institutions, or incidence of corruption in...

The legal order is the legitimate foundation of liberal democracy. Its incomplete enforcement of the law can therefore appear dysfunctional, reflecting weak institutions, state capture, and corrupt practices. This paper casts doubt on such categorical assessments by systematically examining the...