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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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Trends on Attitudes Toward Tax Evasion in the United States
McGee, Robert W.; Gelman, Wendy - 2008
This paper uses data collected from three surveys regarding attitudes on tax evasion to determine whether any trends can be identified. Comparisons are also made by gender, age, religious practice and marital status to determine whether attitudes toward tax evasion differ based on these categories
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014217822
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Tax Evasion and Ethics : A Comparative Study of the USA and Four Latin American Countries
McGee, Robert W.; López Paláu, Silvia - 2007
The authors distributed a survey instrument to university students in Colombia, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the United States to determine their views on the ethics of tax evasion. Participants were asked to indicate the extent of their agreement or disagreement with each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014052169
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Attitudes Toward Accepting a Bribe : A Longitudinal Study of the USA
Hernandez, Teresa; McGee, Robert W. - 2014
This study examined the changing attitudes in the United States on the ethics of accepting a bribe. The study used data gathered as part of the Human Values surveys for 1981 and 2006 in the United States. The study found that opposition to bribery declined over time. Several demographic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014037340
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The Ethics of Tax Evasion : A Survey of Chinese Business Students in USA and China
McGee, Robert W.; Salimi, Anwar Y. - 2018
Tax evasion has existed historically. The present study lists rationalizations for tax evasion in a survey consisting of 18 questions. This survey has been used in the past including a survey of business students in China by McGee, Yoon and Li (2015). The present study surveys Chinese business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014113797
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Modeling Real GDP Per Capita in the USA : Cointegration Test
Kitov, Ivan; Kitov, Oleg; Dolinskaya, Svetlana - 2007
A two-component model for the evolution of real GDP per capita in the USA is presented and tested. The first component … of the GDP growth rate represents an economic trend and is inversely proportional to the attained level of real GDP per … between the growth rate of real GDP per capita and the number of 9-year-olds in the USA is tested for cointegration. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014052234
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Modelling real GDP per capita in the USA: cointegration test
Kitov, Ivan; Kitov, Oleg; Dolinskaya, Svetlana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
A two-component model for the evolution of real GDP per capita in the USA is presented and tested. The first component … of the GDP growth rate represents an economic trend and is inversely proportional to the attained level of real GDP per … between the growth rate of real GDP per capita and the number of 9-year-olds in the USA is tested for cointegration. For …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790144
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Heterogeneous convergence
Young, Andrew T.; Higgins, Matthew J.; Levy, Daniel - 2013
We use U.S. county-level data to estimate convergence rates for 22 individual states. We find significant heterogeneity. E.g., the California estimate is 19.9 percent and the New York estimate is 3.3 percent. Convergence rates are essentially uncorrelated with income levels.
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Federal, state, and local governments: Evaluating their separate roles in US growth
Higgins, Matthew J.; Young, Andrew T.; Levy, Daniel - 2008
We use US county level data (3,058 observations) from 1970 to 1998 to explore the relationship between economic growth and the extent of government employment at three levels: federal, state and local. We find that increases in federal, state and local government employments are all negatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336011
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Federal, state, and local governments : evaluating their separate roles in US growth
Higgins, Matthew J. (contributor);  … - 2008
We use US county level data (3,058 observations) from 1970 to 1998 to explore the relationship between economic growth and the extent of government employment at three levels: federal, state and local. We find that increases in federal, state and local government employments are all negatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003781387