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How to measure the rule of law
Voigt, Stefan - 2009
I argue that the rule of law consists of many dimensions and that much information is lost when variables proxying for these dimensions are simply aggregated. I draw on the most important innovations from various legal traditions to propose a concept of the rule of law likely to find general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003889057
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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
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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/10014131623
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How to Measure the Rule of Law
Voigt, Stefan - 2009
I argue that the rule of law consists of many dimensions and that much information is lost when variables proxying for these dimensions are simply aggregated. I draw on the most important innovations from various legal traditions to propose a concept of the rule of law likely to find general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014207123
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The Impact of Lustration on Democratization in Post-Communist Countries
Horne, Cynthia - 2014
policies have affected democratization. First, this paper demonstrates a robust democracy boost from lustration policies. In … democratization than programs relying on symbolic, moral cleansing changes alone. Second, the magnitude of the effect is substantial … enhances overall levels of democratization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049042
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Corruption in Russia
Schulze, Günther G.; Suharnoko Sjahrir, Bambang; … - 2013
Analyzing law enforcement data on corruption incidents for a panel of 79 Russian regions for the period 2004-2007, we … find that the relative salaries of bureaucrats determine corruption levels: Corruption declines as relative salaries rise … up to a turning point, beyond which corruption rises again. Other important determinants are the strength of law …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325139
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Does corruption hinder investment? Evidence from Russian regions
Zakharov, Nikita - 2017
This paper investigates the causal relationship between corruption and fixed capital investment in Russian regions. The … panel data on corruption allow to control for unobserved heterogeneity with fixed effects estimation. We address the problem … of endogeneity by introducing novel instrumental variables for corruption: the presence of free press and violations of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011806879
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Corruption in Russia
Schulze, Guenther G.; Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko; … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Analyzing law enforcement data on corruption incidents for a panel of 79 Russian regions for the period 2004-2007, we … find that the relative salaries of bureaucrats determine corruption levels: Corruption declines as relative salaries rise … up to a turning point, beyond which corruption rises again. Other important determinants are the strength of law …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633869
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Corruption in Russia
Schulze, Günther G.; Sjahrir Putra, Bambang Suharnoko … - 2013
Analyzing law enforcement data on corruption incidents for a panel of 79 Russian regions for the period 2004-2007, we … find that the relative salaries of bureaucrats determine corruption levels: Corruption declines as relative salaries rise … up to a turning point, beyond which corruption rises again. Other important determinants are the strength of law …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009737587
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Does corruption hinder investment? : evidence from Russian regions
Zakharov, Nikita - 2017
This paper investigates the causal relationship between corruption and fixed capital investment in Russian regions. The … panel data on corruption allow to control for unobserved heterogeneity with fixed effects estimation. We address the problem … of endogeneity by introducing novel instrumental variables for corruption: the presence of free press and violations of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603919