1.
Governance Matters VIII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2008
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4978
Number of pages: 105
Posted: 23 Jun 2009
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank Institute
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39,565
2.
Governance Matters VI: Governance Indicators for 1996-2006
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4280
Number of pages: 94
Posted: 11 Jul 2007
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank Institute
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22,933
3.
Governance Matters VII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2007
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4654
Number of pages: 105
Posted: 20 Jun 2008
Last Revised: 26 Jun 2008
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank Institute
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18,295
4.
Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators for 1996-2004
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series No. 3630
Number of pages: 135
Posted: 05 May 2005
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank Institute
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9,592
5.
Governance Matters Iii: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3106
Number of pages: 116
Posted: 18 Jun 2003
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank Institute
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9,573
6.
Governance Matters
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2196
Number of pages: 64
Posted: 05 Nov 1999
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
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9,219
7.
The Role of Globalization in Economic Development
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 14 Mar 2013
Working Paper Series
affiliation not provided to SSRN
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7,850
8.
An Aid-Institutions Paradox? A Review Essay on Aid Dependency and State Building in Sub-Saharan Africa
Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 74, Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies Working Paper No. 11-05
Number of pages: 28
Posted: 03 Dec 2005
Working Paper Series
Center for Global Development, Birk Consulting and Cornell University
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6,920
9.
The Economic Lives of the Poor
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 06-29
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 03 Nov 2006
Working Paper Series
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
The Economic Lives of the Poor
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 06-29
Number of pages: 43
Posted: 03 Nov 2006
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6,660
The Economic Lives of the Poor
CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5968
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 05 Jan 2007
Downloads
59
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6,660
10.
Governance Matters Ii: Updated Indicators for 2000-01
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2772
Number of pages: 56
Posted: 28 Jan 2002
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
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5,293
11.
Growth Without Governance
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2928
Number of pages: 60
Posted: 20 Jul 2002
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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4,830
12.
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect The Performance of Firms?
FEEM Working Paper No. 52.2009
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 09 Aug 2009
Working Paper Series
University of Brescia - Department of Economics and University of Ferrara
There are 2 versions of this paper
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect The Performance of Firms?
FEEM Working Paper No. 52.2009
Number of pages: 47
Posted: 09 Aug 2009
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4,710
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Performance of Firms?
FEEM Working Paper No. 53.2012
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 06 Aug 2012
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425
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4,710
13.
Corruption, Governance and Security: Challenges for the Rich Countries and the World
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 18 Oct 2004
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
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4,215
14.
Investor Protection Laws, Accounting and Auditing Around the World
Number of pages: 40
Posted: 21 Oct 2001
Working Paper Series
Maastricht University, University of Missouri at Columbia - Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business and University of Missouri at Columbia - School of Accountancy
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3,986
15.
Myths and Realities of Governance and Corruption
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 01 Nov 2005
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
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3,963
16.
Governance Matters V: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators for 1996-2005
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4012
Number of pages: 110
Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank Institute
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3,837
17.
The Relationship Between Law and Development: Optimists versus Skeptics
American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 56, No. 4, 2008, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-14, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-24
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 23 Apr 2008
Last Revised: 27 Jan 2009
Accepted Paper Series
New York University School of Law and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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3,485
18.
Empirically Evaluating Claims About Investment Treaty Arbitration
North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 86, p. 1, 2007
Number of pages: 88
Posted: 15 Mar 2007
Last Revised: 20 May 2009
Accepted Paper Series
American University - Washington College of Law
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3,230
19.
Sustainable Development: A Review of the International Development, Business and Accounting Literature
Univ of Aberdeen Acct, Finance & Mgmt Working Paper No. 00-17
Number of pages: 46
Posted: 21 Feb 2001
Working Paper Series
University of Aberdeen - Business School
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3,019
20.
How Not to Count the Poor
Number of pages: 71
Posted: 28 Mar 2006
Working Paper Series
Yale University, Global Justice Program and The New School - Department of Economics
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2,755
21.
Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-10
Number of pages: 72
Posted: 16 Apr 2012
Last Revised: 01 May 2012
Working Paper Series
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-10
Number of pages: 72
Posted: 16 Apr 2012
Last Revised: 01 May 2012
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2,650
Up in Smoke: the Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves
NBER Working Paper No. w18033
Number of pages: 71
Posted: 04 May 2012
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24
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2,650
22.
Food Production, Population Growth, and Environmental Security
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Paper No. 21.98
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 17 Sep 1998
Working Paper Series
Stanford University - Department of Biology, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics and Politics, Stockholm University, Resources for the Future, United Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Stanford University - Department of Biology, Stockholm University, Stockholm University, Stockholm University, Stockholm University - Department of Systems Ecology, Arizona State University (ASU) - Department of Biology, Princeton University - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences - Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Cornell University - Department of Economics, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy and CSIRO, Mathematical and Information Science
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2,594
23.
Role of Gender Equality in Development - a Literature Review
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 27 Dec 2005
Working Paper Series
University of Helsinki and HECER - Department of Economics
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2,417
24.
The Dutch Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 30 Jul 2014
Last Revised: 12 Aug 2014
Working Paper Series
Utrecht University - School of Economics
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2,354
25.
Food Security in Developing Countries
CIES Working Paper No. 11
Number of pages: 61
Posted: 03 Aug 2000
Working Paper Series
University of Adelaide - Centre for International Economic Studies (CIES)
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2,197
26.
Market, Hierarchy, and Trust: The Knowledge Economy and the Future of Capitalism
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 25 Oct 1999
Working Paper Series
University of Southern California - Management and Organization Department
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2,194
27.
On the Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 394/2013
Number of pages: 59
Posted: 30 Nov 2013
Last Revised: 05 Aug 2016
Working Paper Series
Singapore Management University - Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Tilburg University - Department of Finance
There are 3 versions of this paper
On the Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility
European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 394/2013
Number of pages: 59
Posted: 30 Nov 2013
Last Revised: 05 Aug 2016
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2,098
The Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility
CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2013-071
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 04 Dec 2013
Last Revised: 08 Apr 2014
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179
The Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility
TILEC Discussion Paper No. 2013-023, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2013-071
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 23 Dec 2013
Last Revised: 27 Mar 2014
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120
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2,098
28.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: An Assessment of its Feasibility and Impact on Regional Cooperation
SADF Comment, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium, 2016
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 08 Sep 2016
Accepted Paper Series
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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2,071
29.
The Contribution of Tourism to Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis for the Case of Chile
European Journal of Tourism Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 178-185, 2009
Number of pages: 5
Posted: 10 Nov 2008
Last Revised: 16 Jun 2011
Accepted Paper Series
University of Siena - Department of Economics and Universidad de la República
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2,060
30.
Development and Outcomes of Investment Treaty Arbitration
Harvard International Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2, Summer 2009, Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 2009-04
Number of pages: 57
Posted: 11 Jun 2009
Last Revised: 01 Sep 2009
Accepted Paper Series
American University - Washington College of Law
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1,994
31.
Das Human Kapital
Brown University Working Paper No. 2000-17
Number of pages: 49
Posted: 31 Jul 2003
Working Paper Series
Brown University - Department of Economics and University of Warwick - Department of Economics
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1,946
32.
Decentralization and Poverty in Developing Countries: Exploring the Impact
OECD Development Centre Working Paper No. 236
Number of pages: 59
Posted: 02 Sep 2004
Working Paper Series
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV), Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV) and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Development Centre (DEV)
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1,926
33.
Economic Impact of Colonialism, 1800-1950
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 28 Mar 2012
Last Revised: 10 Apr 2012
Working Paper Series
Northeastern University
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1,854
34.
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Theory, Evidence and Policy
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7507
Number of pages: 20
Posted: 23 Aug 2013
Working Paper Series
Maastricht University
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1,757
35.
The Role of International Accounting Standards in Foreign Direct Investment: A Case Study of Russia
International Trade and Finance Association, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32
Posted: 28 Oct 2003
Accepted Paper Series
Abu Dhabi University - Department of Accounting and Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
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1,748
36.
Does Foreign Aid Help?
Number of pages: 28
Posted: 18 Apr 2006
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Economics and Business (DEB) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences
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1,736
37.
Corruption, Public Finances, and the Unofficial Economy
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2169
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 25 Feb 2000
Working Paper Series
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
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1,702
38.
Do International Trade Institutions Contribute to Economic Growth and Development?
Virginia Journal of International Law, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55
Posted: 01 Dec 2003
Accepted Paper Series
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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1,700
39.
Culture and Institutions: Economic Development in the Regions of Europe
CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1492, IGIER Working Paper No. 292
Number of pages: 78
Posted: 09 Jul 2005
Working Paper Series
Bocconi University - Department of Economics
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1,689
40.
Happiness and Growth the World Over: Time Series Evidence on the Happiness-Income Paradox
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4060
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 30 Mar 2009
Working Paper Series
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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1,674
41.
Transparenting Transparency: Initial Empirics and Policy Applications
Number of pages: 72
Posted: 29 Sep 2005
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and World Bank - World Bank Institute (WBI)
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1,643
42.
Kin-Networks and Institutional Development
Number of pages: 76
Posted: 16 Dec 2016
Last Revised: 12 Nov 2019
Working Paper Series
George Mason University
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1,621
43.
Ethics and Entrepreneurship
Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 407-418, Darden Business School Working Paper No. 1421290
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 14 Jul 2009
Last Revised: 29 Jan 2010
Accepted Paper Series
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
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1,589
44.
Critical Factors of Women Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Bangladesh
Bangladesh Development Research Working Paper No. 5
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 14 May 2009
Working Paper Series
Rajshahi University
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1,546
45.
Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution
U of St. Thomas (Minnesota) Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-05
Number of pages: 39
Posted: 23 Mar 2017
Last Revised: 04 May 2017
Working Paper Series
Kyushu University - Graduate School of Law, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota - School of Law and Tilburg University - Department of Business Law
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1,501
46.
The European Union's Proposal for an International Investment Court: Significance, Innovations and Challenges Ahead
Transnational Dispute Management 1, 2017 (advance publication 25 May 2016)
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 10 Jan 2016
Last Revised: 25 Dec 2017
Accepted Paper Series
CNRS
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1,497
47.
The Physics of God and the Quantum Gravity Theory of Everything
Number of pages: 186
Posted: 21 Dec 2011
Last Revised: 10 Sep 2012
Working Paper Series
affiliation not provided to SSRN
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1,495
48.
Growth Theory Through the Lens of Development Economics
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 05-01
Number of pages: 90
Posted: 05 Feb 2005
Working Paper Series
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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1,451
49.
The Story of Narmada Bachao Andolan: Human Rights in the Global Economy and the Struggle Against the World Bank
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY STORIES, Deena R. Hurwitz, Margaret L. Satterthwaite, Douglas B. Ford, eds., West, 2009, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-62
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 14 Dec 2008
Last Revised: 22 Dec 2008
Accepted Paper Series
New York University School of Law
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1,444
50.
Accounts of Sustainable Development: The Construction of Meaning within Environmental Reporting
Aberdeen Papers in Acct, Finance and Mgmt Working Paper No. 00-18
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 11 Feb 2001
Working Paper Series
University of Aberdeen - Business School and University of Glasgow - Department of Accounting and Finance
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1,434
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