Search Results - "Journal of political economy"

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Political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment

by Busse, Matthias Hefeker, Carsten Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2007)

“...The paper explores the linkages among political risk, institutions, and foreign direct investment inflows. For a data sample of 83 developing countries...”

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Expressive behavior in economics and politics

by Hillman, Arye L Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)

“...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...”

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Government size, composition, volatility and economic growth

by Afonso, António Furceri, Davide Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)

“...This paper analyses the effects in terms of size and volatility of government revenue and spending on growth in OECD and EU countries. The results of the paper...”

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Do liberalization and globalization increase income inequality?

by Bergh, Andreas Nilsson, Therese Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)

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

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Quasi real time early warning indicators for costly asset price boom/bust cycles: A role for global liquidity

by Alessi, Lucia Detken, Carsten Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)

“...We test the performance of a host of real and financial variables as early warning indicators for costly aggregate asset price boom/bust cycles, using data for...”

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Shadow economies around the world: what do we really know?

by Schneider, Friedrich Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2005)

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

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The determinants of individual attitudes towards immigration

by O'Rourke, Kevin H Sinnott, Richard Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2006)

“...The paper formulates hypotheses and reports on individual attitudes towards immigration based on data for 24 countries on socioeconomic position,...”

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Formal institutions and subjective well-being: Revisiting the cross-country evidence

by Bjørnskov, Christian Dreher, Axel Fischer, Justina A.V Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)

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

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Government bond risk premiums in the EU revisited: The impact of the financial crisis

by von Hagen, Jürgen Schuknecht, Ludger Wolswijk, Guido Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)

“...This article looks at US$ and DM/Euro-denominated government bond spreads relative to US and German benchmark bonds before and after the start of the current...”

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The determinants of tax morale in comparative perspective: Evidence from European countries

by Lago-Peñas, Ignacio Lago-Peñas, Santiago Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)

“...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 independence and transparency: Evolution and effectiveness

by Crowe, Christopher Meade, Ellen E Published in European Journal of Political Economy (01.12.2008)

“...Over the past two decades, the pace of central bank reforms in terms of institutional independence and transparency has been particularly brisk. This paper...”

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Social norms and conditional cooperative taxpayers

by Traxler, Christian Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2010)

“...This paper incorporates tax morale into the Allingham and Sandmo (1972) model of income tax evasion. Tax morale is modeled as a social norm for tax compliance...”

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The multiple facets of social capital

by Bjørnskov, Christian Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2006)

“...This paper examines whether Putnam's claim that social capital is a unitary concept has support in cross-country data. The findings suggest that social capital...”

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Institutions and economic performance: A meta-regression analysis

by Efendic, Adnan Pugh, Geoff Adnett, Nick Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)

“...This paper applies meta-regression analysis to the empirical literature that investigates the effect of institutions on economic performance. Although studies...”

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Central bank independence and monetary policymaking institutions — Past, present and future

by Cukierman, Alex Published in European Journal of Political Economy (01.12.2008)

“...This is an extensive survey of worldwide developments in the area of monetary policymaking institutions during the second half of the twentieth century and...”

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Organized crime, the quality of local institutions and FDI in Italy: A panel data analysis

by Daniele, Vittorio Marani, Ugo Published in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)

“...This paper examines the impact of crime on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the Italian provinces. The incidence of organized crime is measured by...”

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