Does democracy improve the quality of life for its citizens? Scholars have long assumed that
it does, but recent research has called this orthodoxy into question. This article reviews this …

Economics has much to do with incentives--not least, incentives to work hard, to produce
quality products, to study, to invest, and to save. Although Adam Smith amply confirmed this …

Corruption is a persistent feature of human societies over time and space. The sale of
parliamentary seats in 'rotten boroughs' in England before the Reform Act of 1832 and …

This study examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on human development in
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We demonstrate the moderating role of …

This paper analyses the effect of corruption on Multinational Enterprises'(MNEs) incentives
to undertake FDI in a particular country. We contribute to the existing literature by modelling …

This study offers fresh insights on and investigates the effects of corruption on foreign direct
investment (FDI) inflow from 1995 to 2009 in 16 Asian economies. The empirical result …

We provide a formal model illustrating the mutual relationship between corruption and
capital account restrictions. Corrupt countries are more likely to impose capital controls …

This paper examines determinants of process innovation introductions across 115 (mostly)
developing countries. Empirical research on process innovations lags behind product …

Linguistics research shows that languages differ as to how they differentiate future from
present events. Economics research finds that when the grammatical structure of a language …

India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country
where the extent of corruption in every sector is remarkably high. Stifling bureaucratic …