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Child Poverty Dynamics in Seven Nations
Micklewright, John; Bradbury, Bruce; Jenkins, Stephen P. - 2000
This paper compares child poverty dynamics cross-nationally using panel data from seven nations: the USA, Britain, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Hungary, and Russia. As well as using standard relative poverty definitions the paper examines flows into and out of the poorest fifth of the children's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005551391
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Child Poverty in English-Speaking Countries
Micklewright, John - 2003
The paper considers child poverty in rich English-speaking countries - the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and Ireland. It is sometimes assumed that these countries stand out from other OECD countries for their levels of child poverty. The paper looks at the policies they have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967096
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Is Corruption in China 'Out of Control'? A Comparison with the U.S. In Historical Perspective
Ramirez, Carlos D. - 2012
This paper compares corruption in China over the past 15 years with corruption in the U.S. between 1870 and 1930 …, periods that are roughly comparable in terms of real income per capita. Corruption indicators for both countries and both … periods are constructed by tracking corruption news in prominent U.S. newspapers. Several robustness checks confirm the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097049
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The Ethics of Accepting a Bribe : An Empirical Study of Opinion in the USA, Brazil, Germany and China
Hernandez, Teresa - 2014
This paper presents the results of an empirical study of attitudes toward bribe taking in the largest economies on four continents – the USA, Brazil, Germany and China. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several demographic variables, including gender, age,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055212
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Do higher government wages reduce corruption? : evidence based on a novel dataset
Le, Van-ha; Haan, Jakob de; Dietzenbacher, Erik - 2013
policy and corruption. Our dataset, as derived from national household or labor surveys, is more reliable than the data on … government wages as used in previous research. When the relationship between government wages and corruption is modeled to vary … with the level of income, we find that the impact of government wages on corruption is strong at relatively low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009743717
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Corruption, income inequality, and poverty in the United States
Dincer, Oguzhan C.; Gunalp, Burak - 2008
In this study we analyze the effects of corruption on income inequality and poverty. Our analysis advances the existing … literature in four ways. First, instead of using corruption indices assembled by various investment risk services, we use an … objective measure of corruption: the number of public officials convicted in a state for crimes related to corruption. Second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008772371
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Corruption, Income Inequality, and Poverty in the United States
Dincer, Oguzhan C. - 2014
In this study we analyze the effects of corruption on income inequality and poverty. Our analysis advances the existing … literature in four ways. First, instead of using corruption indices assembled by various investment risk services, we use an … objective measure of corruption: the number of public officials convicted in a state for crimes related to corruption. Second …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708855
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Medical marijuana laws, traffic fatalities, and alcohol consumption
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - 2011
To date, 16 states have passed medical marijuana laws, yet very little is known about their effects. Using state-level data, we examine the relationship between medical marijuana laws and a variety of outcomes. Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with increased use of marijuana among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282225
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Per se drugged driving laws and traffic fatalities
Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - 2012
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently announced a goal of reducing drugged driving by 10 percent within three years. In an effort to achieve this goal, ONDCP is encouraging all states to adopt per se drugged driving laws, which make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291451
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The accident externality from trucking
Muehlenbachs, Lucija A.; Staubli, Stefan; Chu, Ziyan - 2017
The presence of a heavy truck on the road can impose an externality if accidents occur that would not have otherwise. We find each additional truck on the road increases the risk of a truck accident – but also, at an even higher rate, the risk of a car-on-car collision. Our estimates imply two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731933