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How does corruption affect public debt? : an empirical analysis
Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - 2013 - Revised version
This paper examines the relationship between corruption and public debt in 106 countries. Results suggest that … corruption leads to an increase in public debt. We also investigate if the effect of corruption on pblic debt is increased by … government expenditure, the shadow economy and military expenditure. We find that the effect of corruption on public debt is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010208991
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Equilibrium Wage Arrears: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Institutional Lock-In
Earle, John S.; Sabirianova, Klara Z. - 2000
We present a model of wage contract violation that implies a possibility of multiple equilibria in the level of arrears. Positive feedback arises because each employer's arrears affect the costs of late payment faced by other employers operating in the same labor market, resulting in a network...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262404
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Access to justice and entrepreneurship: evidence from Brazil’s Special Civil Tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2011
Entrepreneurship is usually indentified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807415
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Equilibrium wage arrears : a theoretical and empirical analysis of institutional lock-in
Earle, John S.; Sabirianova Peter, Klara - 2000
We present a model of wage contract violation that implies a possibility of multiple equilibria in the level of arrears. Positive feedback arises because each employer's arrears affect the costs of late payment faced by other employers operating in the same labor market, resulting in a network...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339102
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Corruption, shadow economy and income inequality: Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both Corruption Perception Index and ICRG index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291305
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Corruption, shadow economy and income inequality : evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both "Corruption Perception Index" and "ICRG" index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683262
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Corruption, Shadow Economy and Income Inequality : Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal - 2013
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both 'Corruption Perception Index' and 'ICRG' index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088661
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The Effect of Particularism on Corruption : Theory and Empirical Evidence
Rotondi, Valentina - 2015
at favoring universalism may provide an effective tool in the fight against corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013027347
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Contract Violations, Neighborhood Effects, and Wage Arrears in Russia
Peter, Klara Sabirianova; Earle, John S. - 2004
We present a model of neighborhood effects in wage payment delays. Positive feedback arises because each employer?s arrears affect the late payment costs faced by other firms in the same local labor market, resulting in a strategic complementarity in the practice. The model is estimated on panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261947
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The (hidden) financial flows of terrorist organizations: A literature review and some preliminary empirical results
Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2010
In this paper the financial means of international (mostly Islamistic) terror organizations are analysed. First, some short remarks about the organization of international terror organizations are made. Second and in a much more detailed way a literature review is provided about the financing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276713