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The Political-Budget Cycle in Countries of the European Union

DoleÅ¾alovÃ¡ Jitka - In: Review of Economic Perspectives 11 (2011) 1, pp. 12-36

We empirically estimate the political-budget cycle in the member countries of the European Union in period of 1988-2008. We indirectly analyze the potential of these countries to deal with increasing public debts which were augmented by the global economic crisis. The selection of the EU...

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Multiple Modernities in Bulgaria: Social Strategies of Capitalist Entrepreneurs in the Agrarian Sector

Christian, Giordano - In: Eastern European Countryside 16 (2010) -1, pp. 5-24

The article focuses on trust/mistrust relations, strategies of cooperation, and emerging conflicts in the period of establishing capitalist reforms in Bulgaria after 1989. In this frame, trust building, as a key challenge for a successful transformation process, is analysed as a premise for...

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An Analysis of Corruption in Micro-Enterprises

TomaÅ¡iÄ Mladen - In: Organizacija 42 (2009) 6, pp. 222-233

The purpose of this study is to present the research work made whilst studying the presence of corruption in the … analysis, the causes and elimination or at least limitation of corruption in business operations. Notable studies, which … address corporate corruption in Slovenia, are non-existent. The results have confirmed the basic research hypothesis that the …

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The Influence of Macroeconomic Conditions and Institutional Quality on National Levels of Life Satisfaction

Walsh, Brendan - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 2012

Answers to the Eurobarometer question on Life Satisfaction are used to explore the effects of macroeconomic performance and institutional quality on average levels of self-assessed well-being in the countries of the enlarged European Union between 2004 and 2011. It is found that variations in...

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Military Expenditure, Threats, and Growth

Aizenman, Joshua; Glick, Reuven - Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics … - 2003

threats, corruption, and other relevant controls. While growth falls with higher levels of military spending, given the values …

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Military Expenditure, Threats, and Growth

Aizenman, Joshua; Glick, Reuven - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2003

threats, corruption, and other relevant controls. While growth falls with higher levels of military spending, given the values …

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International Reserve Holdings with Sovereign Risk and Costly Tax Collection

Aizenman, Joshua; Marion, Nancy P. - Economics Department, University of California-Santa … - 2003

political corruption reduce the demand for international reserves and increase external borrowing. We provide evidence to …

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Shadow Economy, Tax Morale, Governance and Institutional Quality: A Panel Analysis

Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - Law, Economics and Institutions, Boalt School of Law - 2007

This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of shadow...

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Public services – key factor to quality of life

DIMIAN, Gina Cristina; BARBU, Andreea - In: Management & Marketing 7 (2012) 1

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how public services can contribute to enhancing quality of life. We try to answer three research questions: Which are the relevant economic and social aspects that need to be taken into account when we want to measure quality of life? Which services of...

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Does democracy reduce corruption?

Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne - Chr. Michelsen Institute - 2011

While democracy is commonly believed to reduce corruption, there are obvious endogeneity problems in measuring the … impact of democracy on corruption. This paper addresses the endogeneity of democracy by exploiting the common observation … have been at war in general. We find that democracy to a significant extent reduces corruption, and the effect …

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