Excessive Public Employment and Rent-Seeking Traps [PDF]
We propose an occupational choice model in which the quality of the state bureaucracy influences aggregate output and the level of entrepreneurial activity through its participation in the labour market.
Esteban Jaimovich, Juan Pablo Rud
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Civil Engineering Design, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 9-22, March 2025.Abstract Blockchain technology is a digital decentralized data ledger recording transactions in an encrypted format. Its implementation can potentially hold significant advantages for the built environment, particularly in manufacturing and building product usage aligned with Building Information Modeling (BIM). This paradigm shift toward decentralized
Aileen Pfeil +2 more
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Integrating Quality Improvement: A Qualitative Study of Leadership Approaches in Healthcare Services in Norwegian Municipalities. [PDF]
Health Serv InsightsRøe I, Raknes Sogstad MK, Bø Lyng H.
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How middle-men can undermine anti-corruption reforms [PDF]
The anti-corruption reform in the Tanzanian tax bureaucracy in the mid-1990s was apparently a short-lived success. In the wake of the reform, a number of “tax experts” established themselves in the market, many of them being laid off tax bureaucrats.
Bjorvatn, Kjetil +2 more
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National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina +6 more
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Frontline workers in India's tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts: a street-level bureaucracy perspective. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthSingh V +3 more
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From Custom to Court: The Evolution of Mediation in European Legal Systems
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article traces how European mediation has repeatedly rebalanced three variables—(1) the source of mediator authority, (2) the degree of institutionalization, and (3) the operative meaning of voluntariness—from antiquity to the present. Using three periods—Proto‐Mediation (c. 500 BCE–c. 1750), Classical Mediation (c.
Viktoriia Hamaiunova
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Contextual Barriers to Health Information Systems Optimization in Underserved Communities in Kenya: Qualitative Study Informed by Frugal Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies for Development. [PDF]
JMIR Form ResNyatuka D, Jabin MSR, Dionne-Morris L.
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To What Extent Does ESG Performance Influence Board Engagement in Acquisition Activity?
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between boards and corporate acquisition activity. Specifically, we posit that boards with directors who have been politicians positively influence the propensity to pursue acquisitions and that ESG performance (divided into environmental, social, and governance scores) moderates this relationship.
Leticia Pérez‐Calero +4 more
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Analyzing coordination structures for effective humanitarian relief operations. [PDF]
Sci RepParsa I +3 more
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