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Legitimacy and the cost of government
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Lipka, David - 2014
While previous research documents a negative relationship between government size and economic growth, suggesting an … economic cost of big government, a given government size generally affects growth differently in different countries. As a … possible explanation of this differential effect, we explore whether perceived government legitimacy (measured by satisfaction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420025
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Trust institutions, perceptions of economic performance and the mitigating role of political diversity in sub-Saharan Africa
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
Several previous studies have explored the relationship between trust and socio-economic conditions but do not attempt to examine channels through which the relation operates. In this paper, we examine how political fractionalization mitigates the positive relationship between trust institutions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014233352
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Trust institutions, perceptions of economic performance and the mitigating role of political diversity
Diop, Samba; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
Several previous studies have explored the nexus between trust and socio-economic conditions but do not attempt to examine channels through which the relation operates. In this paper, we examine how political fractionalization mitigates the positive relationship between trust institutions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013375382
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An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Among Generalized Morality, Institutions, Generalized Trust and Economic Growth
James, Jr., Harvey S. - 2013
Generalized morality reflects ethical norms in society about the inappropriateness of behaviors that can cause harm to others. Generalized morality may be an important factor affecting the economic performance of countries. A measure of generalized morality is constructed from data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075523
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Generalized Morality, Institutions and Economic Growth, and the Intermediating Role of Generalized Trust
James, Jr., Harvey S. - 2015
Generalized morality reflects ethical norms in society about the inappropriateness of behaviors that can cause harm to others. Generalized morality may be an important factor affecting the economic performance of countries. An indicator of generalized morality is constructed from data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029558
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In Europe we trust?
Ritzen, Jozef M. M.; Haas, Jasmina - 2016
The decrease in the rule of law and in control of corruption in several EU countries is a threat to the cohesion in the EU. Brexit has reinforced the centrifugal forces in the EU. To counter this threat the EU needs to engage in unpopular measures as they infringe on the Member States'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516715
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States and Markets : The Advantage of an Early Start
Putterman, Louis; Bockstette, Valerie; Chanda, Areendam - 2002
recent times, with (a) greater political stability and better quality government, (b) higher incomes, and (c) faster rates of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014122403
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Trust and prosperity : a conditional relationship
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013
The paper extends Breggren et al. (2008, EE) on "trust and growth: a shaky relationship" by incorporating recent developments in the trust-growth literature and using a robust methodological underpinning that accounts for the presence of outliers. The empirical evidence is based on 63 countries....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409952
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Trust and Growth : A Shaky Relationship
Elinder, Mikael - 2009
We conduct an extensive robustness analysis of the relationship between trust and growth by investigating a later time period and a bigger sample than in previous studies. In addition to robustness tests that focus on model uncertainty, we systematize the investigation of outlier influence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012767243
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Trust and Quality of Growth : A Note
Asongu, Simplice - 2016
The transition from Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has substantially shifted the policy debate from growth to inclusive growth. In this short note, we revisit the trust-growth nexus by exploiting a dataset on quality of growth (QG), recently made...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013004431