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among households living in regions with dense corruption beliefs, low confidence in institutions and authorities, and a low …, after accounting for household-specific characteristics and country differences in institutions. Arrears are more common …
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We let students play a corruption game, embedded into a variant of the ultimatum game. Those allotted the role of …
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bribes the politician takes the lower his citizens' trust and the less likely will he be re-elected. We support the evolution …In this article we develop a dynamic model where an endogenous evolution of trust impacts a politician's choice for … of trust with an econometric investigation. …
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This paper contributes to the ongoing methodological debate on context-free versus in-context presentation of experimental tasks. We report an experiment using the paradigm of a bribery experiment. In one condition, the task is presented in a typical bribery context, the other one uses abstract...
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Because corruption must be hidden from the public and is not enforced by courts it entails transaction costs, which are … engagement in charitable institutions. Reform should not only focus on limiting opportunities for corrupt behavior but also on …
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This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
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This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291788
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
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Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income. This paper evaluates the effects of piracy on the Somali economy to establish which (domestic) groups...
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Piracy in international waters is on the rise again, in particular off the coast of Somalia. While the dynamic game between pirates, ship-owners, insurance firms and the military seems to have reached some kind of equilibrium, piracy risks generating significant negative externalities to third...
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