Empirical Data Analysis


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Quality of Government and Corruption from a European Perspective In this book, the authors tackle the concept of ‘Quality of Government’ (QoG) both conceptually and empirically and apply their focus to EU countries and regions. Read More...
Posted by Cristina Vélez at May 14, 2013 12:00 AM |
Categories: Europe and Central Asia, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Empirical Data Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Rooting Out Corruption or Rooting For Corruption? The Heterogeneous Electoral Consequences of Scandals Why do politicians involved in scandals avoid severe penalties in their re-election bids? Read More...
Posted by Cristina Vélez at May 14, 2013 12:00 AM |
Categories: Elections, Global, Europe and Central Asia, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Empirical Data Analysis
Open vs Restricted Procurement Auctions: Evidence from Regression Discontinuity Open or restricted procurement auctions ? In their recent article, Coviello, Guglielmo and Spagnolo make good use of the special opportunity offered by the Italian context to study the causal effects of open rather than restricted auction mechanisms. Read More...
Posted by Maxime Agator at May 12, 2013 11:29 AM |
Categories: Procurement, Global, Empirical Data Analysis, Construction
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Putting Corruption Out of Business Transparency International carried out a survey of 3,000 business people in 30 diverse countries around the world. The survey was conducted from May-July 2011 and asked business people not just for their views on bribery and corruption, but also on what works to stop corruption in the private sector and what the business community can do to put corruption out of business. An interactive website set up to showcase the findings allows users to compare the data across countries, sectors, gender of respondent and more. Please see link for more details. Read More...
Posted by fnawaz at Oct 12, 2012 05:40 PM |
Categories: Procurement, Global, Access to Information, Empirical Data Analysis, Private Sector (General)
Development, Aid and Governance Indicators This interactive database of aid indicators is based on research by Brookings experts from the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative, in collaboration with others. It allows users to view and interact with a variety of indicators and measures related to international development, aid and governance, and explore the relationships among them. Examples of indicators include aid quality, aid risks and governance. Read More...
Posted by fnawaz at Jul 27, 2012 02:05 PM |
Categories: Developement Assistance, Poverty, Global, Empirical Data Analysis, Comparative Analysis, International Analysis
2011 Humanitarian Response Index Since 2007, DARA’s Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) has provided an independent assessment on how well donor governments apply the GHD Principles with the aim of improving the quality, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of governments’ aid. The HRI 2011 report indicates that government’s humanitarian aid budgets are not being maximised effectively to the detriment of vulnerable populations. The fact that most of the crises analysed were predictable reveals the international community’s inability to address chronic vulnerability by strengthening resilience and increasing capacity for prevention and preparedness, as demonstrated by the famine in the Horn of Africa. The HRI 2011 also found that gender remains more of a political commitment than a practical reality. Read More...
Posted by fnawaz at Mar 13, 2012 05:02 PM |
Categories: Aid and Humanitarian Assistance, Developement Assistance, Gender, Access to Information, Empirical Data Analysis
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Courses (9)
University of Sussex (UK) – MA in Corruption and Governance The University of Sussex offers a new one-year MA entirely focused on Corruption and Governance issues. It encompasses theoretical aspects of corruption, allowing student to understand “what corruption is, where it flourishes, why it proliferates, what challenges it poses for policy-makers and the business community and, ultimately, what can be done to counteract it”, as well as practical experience through the opportunity to undertake a three months internship in an organisation of this field. Read More...
Posted by Cristina Vélez at May 16, 2013 07:36 PM |
Categories: Global, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Experimental Research, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Single Country Analysis, Comparative Analysis, International Analysis
The Business Environment of Emerging Markets (HEC Lusanne) The seminar covers selected issues pertaining to the business environment in emerging markets. The first part of the seminar consists of sessions devoted to an introduction to the process of economic development in order to provide students with background material. It briefly covers (i) growth and convergence, (ii) poverty and inequality within and across countries, (iii) the role of international trade and trade policy, (iv) the politics of economic policies, (v) social capital, corruption, and institutions, and (vi) the effectiveness of development aid. Read More...
Posted by fnawaz at Apr 16, 2012 05:15 PM |
Categories: Transition Countries, Empirical Data Analysis, Private Sector (General), Financial Markets
Corruption, Development, and Good Governance (George Washington University) This course examines corruption from real world as well as scholarly perspectives. It uses case studies, debates, guest lectures, and items from the news to examine how corruption can affect effective governance at the national and international levels and its trade spillovers. It also examines how new technologies and strategies (from cell phones to the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative) can reduce corruption and improve governance. Read More...
Posted by fnawaz at Jan 31, 2012 06:10 PM |
Categories: Human Rights, Media, Political Corruption, Poverty, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption Institutions, New Media, Empirical Data Analysis, Private Sector (General)
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