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Corruption and crisis : do institutions matter?
Saha, Shrabani; Sen, Kunal - 2022
about the effect of the pandemic for longer-term outcomes such as corruption. We look at the historical data on political … and economic crises to assess what we can learn from the long-term effects of past crises on corruption. We hypothesize … corruption. We test our hypotheses using panel data for over 100 countries during the years 1800- 2020. The results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173620
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Is it the gums, teeth or the bite? : effectiveness of dimensions of enforcement in curbing corruption
Capasso, Salvatore; Goel, Rajeev K.; Saunoris, James W. - 2018
Adding a new dimension to determinants of corruption, this paper examines the effectiveness of enforcement in reducing … corruption. We compare the influences of latent enforcement (police, judicial, and prosecutorial employment) versus actual … enforcement to combat corruption by increasing enforcement employment is ineffective, rather comprehensive improvements in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926324
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The rule of law : measurement and deep roots
Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2015
This paper does three things. First, based on a limited number of theoretically established dimensions, it proposes a new de facto indicator for the rule of law. It is the first such indicator to take the quality of legal norms explicitly into account. Second, using this indicator we shed new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406570
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The rule of law : measurement and deep roots
Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2016
This paper does three things. First, based on a limited number of theoretically established dimensions, it proposes a new de facto indicator for the rule of law. It is the first such indicator to take the quality of legal norms explicitly into account. Second, using this indicator we shed new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011668293
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Traditional law in times of the nation state : why is it so prevalent?
Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2019
In many modern nation states, both rich and poor, traditional law to this day plays an important role. Given the almost universal prevalence of traditional law, it is surprising how little we know about it. This is the first study that tries to take stock of traditional law from a cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012135330
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Determinants of economic growth in BRIC countries
Goel, Rajjev K.; Korhonen, Iikka - 2011
We study economic growth in four emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Questions addressed are: (a) How do medium term growth determinants differ from short term determinants? (b) What are differences between growth effects of aggregate versus disaggregated exports? And...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326923
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A Multinational Analysis of Corruption and Economic Activity
Smith, Murphy - 2013
The relationship between corruption and economic activity is a complex one. The purpose of this study is to examine the … relationship in selected countries between level of corruption and economic activity, using data obtained from the Organization of … a ranking of countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Examples of corruption activities include …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090599
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Economic growth in BRIC countries and comparisons with rest of the world - Crescita economica nei paesi BRIC e confronti con il resto del mondo
Goel, Rajeev K.; Korhonen, Iikka - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 65 (2012) 3, pp. 447-471
We study economic growth in four emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Questions addressed are: (a) How do mediumterm growth determinants differ from short term determinants? (b) What are differences between growth effects of aggregate versus disaggregated exports? (c)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991473
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Determinants of economic growth in BRIC countries
Goel, Rajjev K. - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2011
We study economic growth in four emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Questions addressed are: (a) How do medium term growth determinants differ from short term determinants? (b) What are differences between growth effects of aggregate versus disaggregated exports? And...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009391448
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The Rule of Law : Measurement and Deep Roots
Gutmann, Jerg - 2016
This paper does three things. First, based on a limited number of theoretically established dimensions, it proposes a new de facto indicator for the rule of law. It is the first such indicator to take the quality of legal norms explicitly into account. Second, using this indicator we shed new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000219