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- Title
- Economic Inequality and Democratic Representative Institutions Across Western Industrialized Democracies.
- Creator
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Plungis, Donald, Kinsey, Barbara, Wilson, Bruce, Hamann, Kerstin, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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This study examines the effects of political representation on economic inequality across western industrialized democracies. I explore an explanation of increases in economic inequality as a consequence of less representative democratic institutions. Explaining economic inequality in this manner is a shift from to the Transatlantic Consensus that attributes increased economic inequality to globalization. I expect to find that more representative electoral and governments institutions will be...
Show moreThis study examines the effects of political representation on economic inequality across western industrialized democracies. I explore an explanation of increases in economic inequality as a consequence of less representative democratic institutions. Explaining economic inequality in this manner is a shift from to the Transatlantic Consensus that attributes increased economic inequality to globalization. I expect to find that more representative electoral and governments institutions will be associated with lower levels of economic inequality. The analysis takes place across twenty-three countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over the past forty years using a cross-sectional longitudinal model. Variables used to operationalize the level of representation of democratic institutions include a novel variable of the representative ratio, the effective number of parties, an index of institutional constraints, presidential system, single member districts, and judicial review. Voter turnout, the percentage of seats held by women, gross domestic product per capita, unemployment, and the size of the industrial sector are used as control variables. The findings support the main hypothesis: as political representation increases, economic inequality decreases.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2014
- Identifier
- CFE0005230, ucf:50591
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005230
- Title
- Brazil.
- Creator
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Green, Bryan
- Date Issued
- 1937
- Identifier
- 2072205, CFDT2072205, ucf:4894
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2072205
- Title
- Poverty and deprivation in the United States: The plight of two-fifths of a nation.
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Conference on Economic Progress (U.S.)
- Date Issued
- 1962
- Identifier
- 2072203, CFDT2072203, ucf:4892
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2072203
- Title
- Soviet democracy.
- Creator
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Ward, Harry F.
- Date Issued
- 1947
- Identifier
- 1745489, CFDT1745489, ucf:4773
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1745489
- Title
- " Welfare state" or socialism?.
- Creator
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Preis, Art
- Date Issued
- 1950
- Identifier
- 2683061, CFDT2683061, ucf:5015
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683061
- Title
- A friend of the Seminole.
- Creator
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Walsh, George Ethelbert, Caswell, Edward C., David C. Cook Publishing Co., PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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The fictional adventures of two boys in southwestern Florida and the Seminole Indian they befriend.
- Date Issued
- 1911
- Identifier
- AAB6355QF00001/18/200505/17/200722050BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2005-01-19, FCLA url 20050425xOCLC, 60544775, CF00001707, 2582870, ucf:18973
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001707.jpg
- Title
- The Soviet Union builds for peace.
- Creator
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Beriìa, L. P. (Lavrentiì Pavlovich)
- Date Issued
- 1952
- Identifier
- 2700040, CFDT2700040, ucf:5159
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2700040
- Title
- The revolutionary crisis is maturing.
- Creator
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Manuil'skii, Dmitrii Zakhar'evich
- Date Issued
- 1934
- Identifier
- 886193, CFDT886193, ucf:5604
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/886193
- Title
- Speech delivered by J.V. Stalin at a meeting of voters of the Stalin Electoral Area of Moscow, February 9, 1946.
- Creator
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Stalin, Joseph
- Date Issued
- 1946
- Identifier
- 671339, CFDT671339, ucf:5554
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/671339
- Title
- Wall Street.
- Creator
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Rochester, Anna
- Date Issued
- 1932
- Identifier
- 369431, CFDT369431, ucf:5454
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/369431
- Title
- Unemployment and overproduction: Workers unemployed and starving because they produce too much : the cause and the remedy.
- Creator
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Petersen, Arnold, Socialist Labor Party
- Date Issued
- 1931
- Identifier
- 370336, CFDT370336, ucf:5469
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/370336
- Title
- SOCIAL PATHOGENIC SOURCES OF POOR COMMUNITY HEALTH.
- Creator
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Smith, Hayden, Wan, Thomas, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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The United States currently provides a health care system that is neither efficient nor equitable. Despite outspending the world on health care, over three-fourths of developed countries produce better health outcomes (Auerbach et al., 2000). Simultaneously, the "Ecological School of Thought" has documented the large impact that social, economic, and environmental circumstances play in health outcomes. Unfortunately, these 'ecological" studies are frequently conducted without theoretical...
Show moreThe United States currently provides a health care system that is neither efficient nor equitable. Despite outspending the world on health care, over three-fourths of developed countries produce better health outcomes (Auerbach et al., 2000). Simultaneously, the "Ecological School of Thought" has documented the large impact that social, economic, and environmental circumstances play in health outcomes. Unfortunately, these 'ecological" studies are frequently conducted without theoretical justification, and rely solely on a cross-sectional research design and a myriad of unrelated variables. This study represents an important step towards the development of a true theory of "ecology". More specifically, we argue that the adversity associated with socio-economic disadvantage, social disorganization, and a lack of health care resources, leads to adverse health outcomes, represented by sentinel health events. This research employs both a cross-sectional (2000) and longitudinal designs (1990 – 2000) to assess the antecedents of sentinel health events in 309 United States counties. Structural Equation Modeling was the statistical technique employed in the study. Findings revealed that socioeconomic disadvantage remains a primary contributor to sentinel health. Indeed the economic growth between 1990 and 2000 was associated with increased rates of sentinel health events. Social disorganization was identified as a primary contributor to sentinel health events at a specific time point (2000), but was not significant over time (1990 -2000). Conversely, the inadequacy of health care resources was non-significant in the cross-sectional model (2000), but significant in the longitudinal model (1990 -2000). In both models, racial characteristics were fundamentally linked to ecological predictors of health We found support for the notion that sentinel health events would be reduced through economic equity and the development of healthy environments where community ties are reinforced. Less support is found for saturating given geographical areas with health care resources in order to reduce sentinel health events. Future research should be directed by the theoretical advancements made by this study. More specifically, future studies should examine independent cross-level effects, that is, through the inclusion of behavior variables as mediating factors for ecological constructs.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- Identifier
- CFE0001577, ucf:47108
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001577
- Title
- AN ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PRICING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH COMPETITIVE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
- Creator
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SENGUPTA, SHAMIK, Chatterjee, Mainak, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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A paradigm shift from static spectrum allocation to dynamic spectrum access (DSA) is becoming a reality due to the recent advances in cognitive radio, wide band spectrum sensing, and network aware real--time spectrum access. It is believed that DSA will allow wireless service providers (WSPs) the opportunity to dynamically access spectrum bands as and when they need it. Moreover, due to the presence of multiple WSPs in a region, it is anticipated that dynamic service pricing would be offered...
Show moreA paradigm shift from static spectrum allocation to dynamic spectrum access (DSA) is becoming a reality due to the recent advances in cognitive radio, wide band spectrum sensing, and network aware real--time spectrum access. It is believed that DSA will allow wireless service providers (WSPs) the opportunity to dynamically access spectrum bands as and when they need it. Moreover, due to the presence of multiple WSPs in a region, it is anticipated that dynamic service pricing would be offered that will allow the end-users to move from long-term service contracts to more flexible short-term service models. In this research, we develop a unified economic framework to analyze the trading system comprising two components: i) spectrum owner--WSPs interactions with regard to dynamic spectrum allocation, and ii) WSP--end-users interactions with regard to dynamic service pricing. For spectrum owner--WSPs interaction, we investigate various auction mechanisms for finding bidding strategies of WSPs and revenue generated by the spectrum owner. We show that sequential bidding provides better result than the concurrent bidding when WSPs are constrained to at most single unit allocation. On the other hand, when the bidders request for multiple units, (i.e., they are not restricted by allocation constraints) synchronous auction mechanism proves to be beneficial than asynchronous auctions. In this regard, we propose a winner determination sealed-bid knapsack auction mechanism that dynamically allocates spectrum to the WSPs based on their bids. As far as dynamic service pricing is concerned, we use game theory to capture the conflict of interest between WSPs and end--users, both of whom try to maximize their respective net utilities. We deviate from the traditional per--service static pricing towards a more dynamic model where the WSPs might change the price of a service almost on a session by session basis. Users, on the other hand, have the freedom to choose their WSP based on the price offered. It is found that in such a greedy and non-cooperative behavioral game model, it is in the best interest of the WSPs to adhere to a price threshold which is a consequence of a price (Nash) equilibrium. We conducted extensive simulation experiments, the results of which show that the proposed auction model entices WSPs to participate in the auction, makes optimal use of the common spectrum pool, and avoids collusion among WSPs. We also demonstrate how pricing can be used as an effective tool for providing incentives to the WSPs to upgrade their network resources and offer better services.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- Identifier
- CFE0001848, ucf:47364
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001848
- Title
- A MEASURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL RISK PREFERENCE AND OPTIMISM USING FIELD EXPERIMENTS.
- Creator
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Schneider, Mark, Elston, Julie, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Previous studies have underscored the economic importance of the role of the entrepreneur, and empirical studies testing the nature of the entrepreneur are notably lacking. This study directly addresses this issue by examining newly gathered field data which captures the decision making and risk behaviors for a group of high-technology entrepreneurs. Two decision making tasks were used to elicit risk aversion measures and to test for any 'joy of winning' or judgmental errors, possibly in the...
Show morePrevious studies have underscored the economic importance of the role of the entrepreneur, and empirical studies testing the nature of the entrepreneur are notably lacking. This study directly addresses this issue by examining newly gathered field data which captures the decision making and risk behaviors for a group of high-technology entrepreneurs. Two decision making tasks were used to elicit risk aversion measures and to test for any 'joy of winning' or judgmental errors, possibly in the form of over optimistic behavior. These elicitations were made with the use of multiple price formats and winner's curse experiments. 62 responses were collected from subjects at the 2004 national Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) conference in Atlanta, March 2004. From these 62 responses a subject pool of 33 entrepreneurs and 29 non-entrepreneurs were identified. Statistical methods were employed to assign risk aversion measures and identify any 'joy of winning' or judgmental errors for the entrepreneur (treatment) group compared with the non-entrepreneur (control) group. Findings show that entrepreneurs exhibit less risk aversion, but show no statistically meaningful difference in judgmental errors compared to their non-entrepreneur counterparts. However, there is evidence to support the claim that both entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs exhibit a 'joy of winning', and that the size of the effect is larger for entrepreneurs.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2005
- Identifier
- CFE0000549, ucf:46426
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000549
- Title
- ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THE LIMITING OF MUSLIM IMMIGRATION DUE TO ANTI-ISLAMIC SENTIMENTS.
- Creator
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Okhai, Ratna, Mirilovic, Nikola, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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In the last 12 years, since the devastating attack on the United States Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the global community has become increasingly wary. The continuing terrorism on July 7, 2005 on the United Kingdom subway system increased tensions between citizens and immigrants in these countries. I use these two countries to examine the consequences effects that these terrorist attacks have had on, in particular, the Muslim immigrant population. In addition to that, I use Germany as a...
Show moreIn the last 12 years, since the devastating attack on the United States Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the global community has become increasingly wary. The continuing terrorism on July 7, 2005 on the United Kingdom subway system increased tensions between citizens and immigrants in these countries. I use these two countries to examine the consequences effects that these terrorist attacks have had on, in particular, the Muslim immigrant population. In addition to that, I use Germany as a control, since it has not faced a major terrorist attack, yet has a substantial Muslim immigrant population. In the United States and United Kingdom, I use public opinion data polls and immigration policies before and after the attacks. In Germany's case, I utilize the same data and to assess any correlation to the other two countries data. Using the literature already written, public opinion data polls and policy initiatives enacted before and after these attacks, I examine the overall effect, if any, on the Muslim immigrant population in these countries. The intent of this thesis is to explore if the significant changes in immigration policies after the attacks have occurred due to economic or cultural factors. Because public opinion is central to policy changes, I also consider the implications of public's views on immigration after the attacks, along with the effect all this has on the number of Muslim immigrants entering these countries.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2013
- Identifier
- CFH0004474, ucf:45093
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004474
- Title
- GDP GROWTH DIFFERENCES AND FINANCIAL CONTAGION: EVIDENCE FROM THE 2008-2009 SUBPRIME CRISIS.
- Creator
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Marquez, Jose, Aysun, Uluc, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Trend and panel data analyses are used to determine the role of financial variables in GDP growth differences during the last global recession. Real variables are implemented in order to absorb real shocks and give a better (less biased) estimation of the effects of those nominal (financial) shocks. Results indicate an important role of Stock Market correlations.
- Date Issued
- 2013
- Identifier
- CFH0004462, ucf:45084
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004462
- Title
- THE IMPACT OF OIL PRICE SURGES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH.
- Creator
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Restrepo, Valeria, Hofler, Richard, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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The objective of this research concerns identifying whether or not there is a relationship between oil price increases in a given quarter and the likelihood of a recession in the subsequent quarter. The data used is gathered from the St. Louis Fed Fred II, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Energy Information Administration to generate modified variables. These variables are tested using a qualitative dependent variable, recession, in a binary choice model. The findings...
Show moreThe objective of this research concerns identifying whether or not there is a relationship between oil price increases in a given quarter and the likelihood of a recession in the subsequent quarter. The data used is gathered from the St. Louis Fed Fred II, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Energy Information Administration to generate modified variables. These variables are tested using a qualitative dependent variable, recession, in a binary choice model. The findings validated the assumption that oil prices do have a correlation with recessions, and that the relationship is a direct one. Based on the model, an increase in the price of oil will positively affect the likelihood of a "recession" outcome versus the alternative, "no recession". It is anticipated that the results will inspire future research into the causes and effects of oil price surges, as well as the determinants of economic contractions in the future based on policy decisions and economic decision-making practices in the present.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
- Identifier
- CFH0004088, ucf:44804
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004088
- Title
- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMMIGRATION POLICY IN ITALY, FRANCE, NORWAY, AND THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.
- Creator
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Belmonte, Christina, Sadri, Houman, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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This thesis analyzes the differing immigration policies and issues within Italy, France and Norway by looking at the factors of historical background, politics, and economics. Each of these factors plays a different role in shaping immigration. Italy with a shift to the center right politically although currently with a technocratic government in power; a large unstable economy; and also a society not quite standardized culturally yet becoming increasingly multi-ethnic with immigration, is...
Show moreThis thesis analyzes the differing immigration policies and issues within Italy, France and Norway by looking at the factors of historical background, politics, and economics. Each of these factors plays a different role in shaping immigration. Italy with a shift to the center right politically although currently with a technocratic government in power; a large unstable economy; and also a society not quite standardized culturally yet becoming increasingly multi-ethnic with immigration, is beginning to become stricter with immigration policy as it has been increasing in recent years. France with a newly left-wing socialist political party in power after a many years of a center right political dominance, a strong economy, and a very nationalist society also has a very strict immigration policy that many view inadequate for the integration of France. Lastly, Norway with a social-democratic labor led party in support of a strong welfare state; a strong economy; and a historical society of relative homogeneity that values equality and individuality, seeks immigration policy to maintain those values and encourage integration. Also, important to note is the role of the European Union which has an effect on all of these countries with many new initiatives to further the integration of immigration within the European Union as well as causing new migration flows with its expansion.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2012
- Identifier
- CFH0004321, ucf:45029
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004321
- Title
- The Conditionality of Vulnerability: Three Analyses of Risk and Opportunity in Civil Military Relations.
- Creator
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Schiel, Rebecca, Powell, Jonathan, Kinsey, Barbara, Dolan, Thomas, Thyne, Clayton, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Prior research has not established a clear relationship between democracy and insulation from coups d'(&)#233;tat. I contend that the lack of attention paid to the conditional influences of democracy have resulted in these mixed findings. I posit that insulation from coups occurs at higher levels of economic development and judicial institutional strength in democracies. Further, the vulnerability at low levels of both economic development and judicial institutional strength is significantly...
Show morePrior research has not established a clear relationship between democracy and insulation from coups d'(&)#233;tat. I contend that the lack of attention paid to the conditional influences of democracy have resulted in these mixed findings. I posit that insulation from coups occurs at higher levels of economic development and judicial institutional strength in democracies. Further, the vulnerability at low levels of both economic development and judicial institutional strength is significantly greater in democracies than in autocracies. Empirical assessments of 165 states for the years 1950-2012 offer strong support for both arguments. Results from these studies first help to reconcile earlier research on coup risk in democracies. Second, I point to the conditionality of democratic coup risk by highlighting the roles of economic development and political institutions. Third, I underscore the vast differences in institutional arrangements within democracies, suggesting a more nuanced approach is needed in the study of democratic political institutions. In line with this research, I examine the propensity for democratization in the aftermath of irregular leader removal. Examining the actors and tactics associated with different removal types, I focus on the benefits and challenges posed to democratization in the aftermath of removals. In an empirical assessment of authoritarian states from 1950-2012, I find that only removals resulting from coups, in conjunction with economic development, have significantly higher rates of democratization compared with the null. The results of this study are twofold, finding that not all forms of irregular leadership removal result in similar rates of post-removal democratization and that coups have driven prior results finding an association between irregular leader removal, economic development, and democratization.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- Identifier
- CFE0007365, ucf:52087
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007365
- Title
- Government Respect for Human Rights and their Relation to Shadow Economic Activity.
- Creator
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Gahagan, Christopher, Mousseau, Demet, Marien, Daniel, Reynolds, Teddy, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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Shadow economic activity can have detrimental effects on many aspects of a society including trust in government policies, quality of public institutions, government revenues, and economic growth. Empirical studies have generally employed a rational actor approach and focused on economic factors. Most studies in this literature claim that when individuals do not receive the right economic stimuli from the government, it damages the relationship between individuals and the state and citizens...
Show moreShadow economic activity can have detrimental effects on many aspects of a society including trust in government policies, quality of public institutions, government revenues, and economic growth. Empirical studies have generally employed a rational actor approach and focused on economic factors. Most studies in this literature claim that when individuals do not receive the right economic stimuli from the government, it damages the relationship between individuals and the state and citizens opt to move into the shadow economy. A small but growing body of research, however, suggests that certain political factors can also lead to shadow economic activity because of a breakdown in the relationship between individuals and the state. Building on this growing body of research, this study investigates how governments' repression of human rights can play an important role in the growth of shadow economic activities. The empirical literature on human rights offer three main groups of human rights: Survival Rights (physical integrity), Women's Economic Rights, and Civil Liberties (i.e. freedom of speech). This study expects a similar pattern for all sectors of human rights, that when they are abused, citizens will react to those abuses by moving into the shadow economy because of the breakdown in the citizen-state relationship. Several multiple regression analyses are conducted for 150 countries from the years 1999 to 2011 to investigate if these different types of human rights had an impact on the levels of shadow economic activity. Results indicate that while Survival Rights and Women's Economic Rights have no statistically significant impact on the size of the shadow economy, the respect or abuse of citizens' Civil Liberties are statistically significant after the introduction of control variables. A possible reason for the difference in these findings might be that while the fear of reprisal of Survival Rights can work to deter shadow economic activity, repression of Civil Liberties may not create enough fear to deter it. Future research is necessary in this area to expand our knowledge on the political determinants of the size of the shadow economy as well as the creation of policies to combat its growth.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- Identifier
- CFE0007459, ucf:52691
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007459
