“...Expressive behavior is the self-interested quest for utility through acts and declarations that confirm a person's identity. Expressive voting is an example of...”

“...Using the Standardized World Income Inequality Database, we examine if the KOF Index of Globalization and the Economic Freedom Index of the Fraser institute...”

“...This paper presents estimates of the shadow economy for 110 countries, including developing, transition and developed OECD economies. The average size of the...”

“...A long tradition in economics explores the association between the quality of formal institutions and economic performance. The literature on the relationship...”

“...Applying a multilevel model, we argue that tax morale is a function of individual- and contextual-level variables. Evidence presented in this article, based on...”

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“...Central bank transparency has become the topic of a lively public and academic debate on monetary policy. However, this has been complicated by the fact that...”