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The impact of formal institutions on knowledge economy
Andrés, Antonio R.; Asongu, Simplice A.; Amavilah, … - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409950
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The impact of formal institutions on knowledge economy
Andrés, Antonio R.; Asongu, Simplice A.; Amavilah, … - 2013
Using Kauffman, Kraay, and Mastruzzi governance indicators, this article analyzes the impact of formal institutions on the knowledge economy- by assessing how the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) through good governance mechanisms affects the knowledge economy. The article also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212508
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Fighting Corruption with Cultural Dynamics : When Legal-Origins, Religious-Influences and Existing Corruption-Control Levels Matter
Asongu, Simplice - 2014
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/10013047722
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Fighting African Corruption When Existing Corruption-Control Levels Matter in a Dynamic Cultural Setting
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
Purpose – This paper assesses the determinants of corruption-control with freedom dynamics (economic, political, press … characteristic, the following findings have been established. (1) While political freedom increases corruption-control (CC) in a … tradition improves CC. Originality/value – We complement the literature on the fight against corruption in Africa by employing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032552
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New rationales for innovation policy? : a comparison of the systems of innovation policy approach and the neoclassical perspective
Schröter, Alexandra - 2009
Ever since its introduction in the 1990s, the systems of innovations (SI) concept has received a great deal of attention from researchers and politicians. The systems of innovation policy (SIP) approach, which is based on the SI concept, is considered an alternative to neoclassical theory. Its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833109
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Concept of the Differentiated Product in Company Competitiveness Management
Terziev, Venelin - 2018
The present paper systematizes the results of various theoretical studies into the possibilities of enhancing company competitiveness through application of the concept of differentiated products. The theory of product competitiveness is a fundamental and the most important part of the theory of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012922294
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Chapter 5 The Economic Theory of Gift-Giving: Perfect Substitutability of Transfers and Redistribution of Wealth
Mercier Ythier, Jean - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 227-369). 2006
This chapter reviews the theory of the voluntary public and private redistribution of wealth elaborated by economic analysis in the last forty years or so. The central object of the theory is altruistic gift-giving, construed as benevolent voluntary redistribution of income or wealth. The theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023678
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New Thinking in Austrian Economics
Boettke, Peter J.; Coyne, Christopher J. - 2023
This paper discusses the unique features of Austrian economics and some of the recent contributions of this school of thought. We organize these contributions in different research “buckets” in the hope that this will be a useful guide to readers while demonstrating the ongoing relevance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014260541
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The impact of nepotism and corruption on the economy and HR
Gjinovci, Arsim - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 16 (2016) 3, pp. 421-434
leading people by family ties, while corruption is a permanent risk for the economic system, but also for the country's legal … system. The purpose of this paper is to analyze nepotism, effects of nepotism, and to analyze the impact of corruption on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565575
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Identifying corruption and public sector risks
Terziev, Venelin; Ivanov, Ivan - 2022
Risk assessment goes through different stages, with risk assessment of individual elements being performed. The assessment is a method of identifying areas, conditions or events with a potentially high level of risk. In order to determine the amount of risk that can be taken or that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013305845