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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40,672
2.
The Role of Education in Economic Development: A Theoretical Perspective
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 28 May 2008
Working Paper Series
Cag University
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37,364
3.
A Checklist for Reviewing a Paper
Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2017-03, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 17-6
Number of pages: 2
Posted: 21 Dec 2016
Last Revised: 10 Sep 2020
Working Paper Series
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business
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24,582
4.
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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23,086
5.
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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18,407
6.
Does Foreign Direct Investment Accelerate Economic Growth?
U of Minnesota Department of Finance Working Paper
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 23 Jun 2002
Working Paper Series
Institute for Business Innovation and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
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16,901
7.
Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking?
World Development, 41 (1), 2013, pp. 67-82
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 16 Jan 2012
Last Revised: 10 Dec 2012
Accepted Paper Series
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics, Heidelberg University and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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14,361
8.
Preparing a Referee Report: Guidelines and Perspectives
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 11 Jan 2015
Last Revised: 21 Dec 2016
Working Paper Series
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business
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11,622
9.
2017 Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study
Number of pages: 122
Posted: 21 Sep 2017
Last Revised: 20 Oct 2019
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics and University of Cambridge - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
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10,672
10.
Governance Matters
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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10,355
11.
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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10,080
12.
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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9,724
13.
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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9,650
14.
Seize the State, Seize the Day: State Capture, Corruption and Influence in Transition
Number of pages: 45
Posted: 12 Oct 2000
Working Paper Series
World Bank - Governance and Public Sector Reform, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
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8,765
15.
The Benefits and Costs of Using Social Distancing to Flatten the Curve for COVID-19
Forthcoming Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 27 Mar 2020
Last Revised: 14 Apr 2020
Accepted Paper Series
University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming and University of Wyoming
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8,597
16.
The Global Automotive Industry Value Chain: What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries
UNIDO Sectorial Studies Series Working Paper
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 02 Sep 2003
Working Paper Series
University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation - Strategic Research and Economics
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8,087
17.
Schumpeter’s View on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Management Trends in Theory and Practice, (ed.) Stefan Hittmar, Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, University of Zilina & Institute of Management by University of Zilina, 2013, ISBN 978-80-554-0736-4
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 30 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 24 Sep 2013
Accepted Paper Series
University of Gda?sk - Faculty of Management
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7,834
18.
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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7,309
19.
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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7,283
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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7,283
20.
A Short Treatise on Fantasy Sports and the Law: How America Regulates its New National Pastime
Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Vol. 3, January 2012
Number of pages: 53
Posted: 09 Aug 2011
Last Revised: 05 Apr 2012
Accepted Paper Series
City University of New York - Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business
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7,169
21.
Does Mother Nature Corrupt? Natural Resources, Corruption, and Economic Growth
IMF Working Paper No. 99/85
Number of pages: 34
Posted: 14 Feb 2001
Working Paper Series
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Federal Statistical Office
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7,021
22.
Cryptofinance
Number of pages: 141
Posted: 19 May 2014
Last Revised: 16 Jan 2016
Working Paper Series
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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6,969
23.
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-09
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 14 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 18 Apr 2013
Working Paper Series
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
There are 2 versions of this paper
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-09
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 14 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 18 Apr 2013
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6,339
The Miracle of Microfinance? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation
NBER Working Paper No. w18950
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 11 May 2013
Last Revised: 21 May 2013
Downloads
92
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6,339
24.
Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
Quarterly Journal of Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 88
Posted: 23 May 2013
Last Revised: 30 Apr 2014
Accepted Paper Series
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Connecticut - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
There are 2 versions of this paper
Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
Quarterly Journal of Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 88
Posted: 23 May 2013
Last Revised: 30 Apr 2014
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5,663
Employment Generation in Rural Africa: Mid-Term Results from an Experimental Evaluation of the Youth Opportunities Program in Northern Uganda
DIW Berlin Discussion Paper No. 1201
Number of pages: 76
Posted: 01 Apr 2012
Last Revised: 24 May 2013
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460
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5,663
25.
Bitcoin Myths and Facts
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 16 Aug 2014
Last Revised: 20 Nov 2017
Working Paper Series
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business
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5,560
26.
Corporate Culture: Evidence from the Field
27th Annual Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting Paper, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2016-33, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 16-49
Number of pages: 101
Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Last Revised: 27 Jun 2019
Working Paper Series
Duke University, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School
There are 2 versions of this paper
Corporate Culture: Evidence from the Field
27th Annual Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting Paper, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2016-33, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 16-49
Number of pages: 101
Posted: 09 Jul 2016
Last Revised: 27 Jun 2019
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5,515
Corporate Culture: Evidence from the Field
NBER Working Paper No. w23255
Number of pages: 79
Posted: 20 Mar 2017
Downloads
132
Downloads
5,515
27.
Governance Matters Ii: Updated Indicators for 2000-01
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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5,486
28.
What Every Investor Should Know About Commodities, Part I: Univariate Return Analysis
Alternative Investment Research Centre Working Paper No. 29, Cass Business School Research Paper
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 27 Jan 2006
Working Paper Series
Independent and Deutsche Bank AG (London)
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5,416
29.
ESG and Financial Performance: Aggregated Evidence from More than 2000 Empirical Studies
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Volume 5, Issue 4, p. 210-233, 2015, DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2015.1118917
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 19 Dec 2015
Accepted Paper Series
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, University of Hamburg and University of Hamburg
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5,112
30.
Growth Without Governance
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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5,009
31.
Wimax: Opportunity or Hype?
ITERA, 2006
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 21 Mar 2006
Accepted Paper Series
University of Colorado at Boulder - Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program and Stanford University
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4,962
32.
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
Downloads
4,833
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Performance of Firms?
FEEM Working Paper No. 53.2012
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 06 Aug 2012
Downloads
447
Downloads
4,833
33.
The Political Economy of Oil and the Crisis of the Arab State System
FEEM Working Paper No. 61.2013
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 11 Jul 2013
Working Paper Series
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
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4,824
34.
Measuring the Performance of Microfinance Institutions
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 27 Jul 2006
Last Revised: 29 Jan 2008
Working Paper Series
University of Geneva and University of Neuchatel - Institute for Research in Economics (IRENE)
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4,753
35.
2017 Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study
Number of pages: 112
Posted: 11 May 2017
Last Revised: 20 Sep 2017
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics and University of Cambridge - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
Downloads
4,598
36.
The Effect of IMF and World Bank Programs on Poverty
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 08 Feb 2001
Working Paper Series
New York University - Department of Economics
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4,549
37.
Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency
International Education Studies, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 93-99, 2013
Number of pages: 7
Posted: 25 Oct 2013
Accepted Paper Series
Centre for Research Services, Institute of Management and Research Services (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM)University of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Education, University of Economic Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Faculty of Information Science and Technology and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - Advance Informatics School (AIS)
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4,537
38.
Political Institutions and China's Early Industrial Revolution, 1000 - 1300 A.D.
APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 90
Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Last Revised: 10 Jun 2012
Working Paper Series
Tamkang University
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4,521
39.
China’s Social Credit Systems and Public Opinion: Explaining High Levels of Approval
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 22 Aug 2018
Last Revised: 25 Dec 2018
Working Paper Series
Freie Universität, Berlin
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4,517
40.
Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Performance: The Case of Chinese Stock Companies
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 07 Dec 1997
Working Paper Series
Amherst College and Cornell University
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4,504
41.
Measuring Governance, Corruption, and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economies
Number of pages: 62
Posted: 05 Jun 2001
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), World Bank - Governance and Public Sector Reform, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and London School of Economics and Political Science
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4,386
42.
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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4,363
43.
Generating Employment in Poor and Fragile States: Evidence from Labor Market and Entrepreneurship Programs
Number of pages: 52
Posted: 27 Jun 2015
Last Revised: 22 Jun 2017
Working Paper Series
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy and World Bank
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4,361
44.
Value-Based Inventory Management
Value-Based Inventory Management, Journal of Economic Forecasting, 9/1, 82-90, 2008
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 07 Jan 2008
Last Revised: 03 Jan 2013
Working Paper Series
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wroc?awiu - Faculty of Engineering and Economics
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4,337
45.
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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4,289
46.
What Every Investor Should Know About Commodities, Part Ii: Multivariate Return Analysis
Alternative Investment Research Centre Working Paper No. 33
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 14 Jun 2006
Last Revised: 20 Oct 2016
Working Paper Series
Independent and Deutsche Bank AG (London)
There are 2 versions of this paper
What Every Investor Should Know About Commodities, Part Ii: Multivariate Return Analysis
Alternative Investment Research Centre Working Paper No. 33
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 14 Jun 2006
Last Revised: 20 Oct 2016
Downloads
4,208
What Every Investor Should Know About Commodities Part II: Multivariate Return Analysis
Journal of Investment Management, Vol. 5, No. 3, Third Quarter 2007
Posted: 22 Oct 2007
Downloads
4,208
47.
Role of Education in Women Empowerment and Development: Issues and Impact
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 27 Sep 2015
Working Paper Series
Poornaprajna College and St. Aloysius Evening College
Downloads
4,164
48.
The Economic Costs of Corruption: A Survey and New Evidence
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 02 Jun 2005
Working Paper Series
Heidelberg University and IAMO
Downloads
4,158
49.
The Determinants of Commercial Bank Interest Margin and Profitability: Evidence from Tunisia
Frontiers in Finance and Economics, Vol. 5, No. 1, 106-130
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 19 Jan 2010
Accepted Paper Series
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and IHEC Carthage
There are 2 versions of this paper
The Determinants of Commercial Bank Interest Margin and Profitability: Evidence from Tunisia
Frontiers in Finance and Economics, Vol. 5, No. 1, 106-130
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 19 Jan 2010
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4,119
The Determinants of Commercial Bank Interest Margin and Profitability: Evidence from Tunisia
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 28 Nov 2005
Downloads
2,336
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4,119
50.
New Institutional Economics
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 09 Sep 1998
Working Paper Series
Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
There are 2 versions of this paper
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4,116
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