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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38,767
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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22,831
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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18,209
4.
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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16,121
5.
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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14,679
6.
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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10,069
7.
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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9,532
8.
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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9,512
9.
2017 Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study
Number of pages: 122
Posted: 21 Sep 2017
Last Revised: 27 Sep 2017
Working Paper Series
London School of Economics and University of Cambridge - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
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9,253
10.
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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9,040
11.
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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8,547
12.
Seize the State, Seize the Day: State Capture, Corruption and Influence in Transition
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2444
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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8,516
13.
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: 08 Jan 2017
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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8,139
14.
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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7,230
15.
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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6,896
16.
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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6,854
17.
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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6,602
18.
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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6,460
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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6,436
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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6,436
20.
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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6,070
21.
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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5,533
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
42
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5,533
22.
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)
Downloads
5,336
23.
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)
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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5,330
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
Downloads
421
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5,330
24.
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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5,176
25.
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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4,971
26.
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 Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) - Interdisciplinary Center for Law and Information Technology (ICRI)
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4,942
27.
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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4,739
28.
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)
Downloads
4,727
29.
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
4,610
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Performance of Firms?
FEEM Working Paper No. 53.2012
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 06 Aug 2012
Downloads
406
Downloads
4,610
30.
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)
Downloads
4,517
31.
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
Downloads
4,508
32.
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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4,490
33.
Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Performance: The Case of Chinese Stock Companies
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1794
Number of pages: 54
Posted: 07 Dec 1997
Working Paper Series
Amherst College and Cornell University
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4,401
34.
Measuring Governance, Corruption, and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economies
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2312
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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4,265
35.
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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4,108
36.
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)
Downloads
4,107
37.
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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4,101
38.
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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4,004
39.
Investor Protection Laws, Accounting and Auditing Around the World
Number of pages: 40
Posted: 21 Oct 2001
Working Paper Series
University of Missouri at Columbia, University of Missouri at Columbia - Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business and University of Missouri at Columbia - School of Accountancy
Downloads
3,947
40.
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
Downloads
3,806
41.
Myths and Realities of Governance and Corruption
Number of pages: 18
Posted: 01 Nov 2005
Working Paper Series
Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
Downloads
3,804
42.
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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3,796
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
Downloads
3,794
44.
Foreign Direct Investment, Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Rule of Law
McGeorge Global Business and Development Law Journal, Vol. 19, p. 337, 2007
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 24 Mar 2006
Accepted Paper Series
American University - Washington College of Law
Downloads
3,756
45.
Political Determinants of Corporate Governance
Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 451
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 14 Jan 2004
Accepted Paper Series
Harvard Law School
Downloads
3,711
46.
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
3,699
47.
Conceptualizing the Innovation Process – Trends and Outlook
Higher School of Economics Research Paper No. WP BPR 10/STI/2013
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 12 Apr 2013
Last Revised: 05 May 2013
Working Paper Series
National Research University - Higher School of Economics and National Research University Higher School of Economics
Downloads
3,685
48.
Problems of Implementing International Accounting Standards in a Transition Economy: A Case Study of Russia
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 04 Nov 2003
Case and Teaching Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting and Abu Dhabi University - Department of Accounting
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3,664
49.
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
3,663
50.
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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3,621
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