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Does corruption erode trust in government? : evidence from a recent surge of local scandals in Spain
Solé-Ollé, Albert; Sorribas-Navarro, Pilar - 2014
use a novel dataset containing information on local corruption scandals reported in Spain during the period 1999 - 2009 …We examine whether a corruption scandal in which the incumbent is implicated undermines trust in local government. We … matching methods to improve the identification of the effect of corruption scandals on trust, comparing municipalities affected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010375152
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Does corruption erode trust in government? : evidence from a recent surge of local scandals in Spain
Solé-Ollé, Albert; Sorribas-Navarro, Pilar - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010422914
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Constructing a bias-free trade governance indicator : revealing the biases of existing survey indicators
Yamanaka, Shintarō; Tafgar, Aiken; Ico, Ronald - 2015
Governance is one of the key factors that shape the economic performance of an economy in terms of economic and trade growth. However, accurately measuring the quality of governance is not an easy task. Research typically uses governance indicators from surveys, which may have biases and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346247
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Governance and developing Asia : concepts, measurements, determinants, and paradoxes
Quibria, Muhammad G. - 2014
Recent years have seen the emergence of a considerable volume of literature on governance and its role in economic and social development of a country. This paper provides a critical review of the literature. This review brings into the open a number of serious conceptual, measurement, and data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336942
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Death tolls from natural disasters : influence of interactions among fiscal decentralization, institutions and economic development
Yamamura, Eiji - 2012
effect is strengthened in countries with lower level of public sector corruption and better functioning legal systems …
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Inequality, institutions and cooperation
Markussen, Thomas; Sharma, Smriti; Singhal, Saurabh; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817337
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Clientelism, public goods provision, and governance
Lo Bue, Maria C.; Sen, Kunal; Lindberg, Staffan I. - 2021
, increased political corruption, and weaker rule of law. We also find that the deleterious effects of political clientelism are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012545471
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Elite capture of foreign aid : evidence from offshore bank accounts
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012546343
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Governance for inclusive growth
Ivanyna, Maksym; Salerno, Andrea - 2021
discretion and hence the space for policy errors; (2) human resource policies, capacity building, effective anti-corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604784
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Elite capture of foreign aid : evidence from offshore bank accounts
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob - 2020
Do elites capture foreign aid? This paper documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private wealth management, but not in other financial centers. The estimates are...
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