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Does every stone fall in the same way? new gravity evidence on world trade

Cunedioglu, Ekrem; Yucel, Eray - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

In this paper, we examine a series of questions about bilateral trade flows in the light of a rich and up-to-date panel data set. The analyses performed reveal that (1) globalization process has been functioning in a number of ways, (2) functioning of economic regions display alternative results...

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CULTURAL ISSUES IN ECONOMICS

Meyer, Maciej - In: Oeconomia Copernicana 3 (2012) 4, pp. 73-91

its practical implications are of great importance. The meaning of institutions which are a part of cultures has been …. Moreover, the relation of cultures with institutions is discussed as well as cultural dimensions. The author pays attention to … the meaning of cultures in economic development, consumer behavior, international marketing, and business contacts. …

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CULTURAL ISSUES IN ECONOMICS

Meyer, Maciej - In: Oeconomia Copernicana 4 (2012), pp. 73-91

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State-Society Relations and Intangible Dimensions of State Resilience and State Building: A Bottom-Up Perspective

Pouligny, Béatrice - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), … - 2010

Crucial social and cultural elements underpin state institutions and ensure that they function. This is true in any … to be broadened and need to look at the multiplicity and diversity of political institutions (formal and in …-formal), cultures and logics through which state resilience and state-building processes may be supported. Such an approach would help …

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Malmquist indices of productivity change in Botswana's financial institutions

Valadkhani, Abbas; Moffat, Boitumelo Dudu; Harvie, Charles - 2009

ten financial institutions in Botswana in its post-reform era, covering the period 2001-2006, into a 'catching up' or … institutions, arising mainly from technological regress. Policy implications from this are highlighted in the paper. …

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Should We Care (More) About Data Aggregation? Evidence from the Democracy-Growth-Nexus.

Gründler, Klaus; Krieger, Tommy - 2019

We compile data for 186 countries (1919 - 2016) and apply different aggregation methods to create new democracy indices …. We observe that most of the available aggregation techniques produce indices that are often too favorable for autocratic … that the distortions in the OLS and 2SLS estimates are substantial. Our findings imply that commonly used indices are not …

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