Essays about: "Corruption in Europe"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Corruption in Europe.

  1. 1. Political Trust and Economic Inequality - An examination of political trust and economic inequality in 29 European countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonas Fallenius; [2022]
    Keywords : Trust; inequality; Europe; Gini; regression; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between political trust and income inequality in 29 European countries, using Easton’s (1975) trust-as-evaluation approach. The theoretical basis consists of Easton (1975) and Rothstein’s (2011)Low Trust-Corruption-Inequality trap theory. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fishing in Troubled Waters: The Effects of Blockholder Ownership and Institutional Transparency on Earnings Management in Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Erik Persson; Jesper Söderlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockholder; Earnings Management; Corruption; Transparency; Europe;

    Abstract : Nearly every firm, of any size, have at least one large shareholder; also known as a blockholder. This paper examines how multiple blockholders influence earnings management in European firms, and if firms with multiple blockholders in less transparent countries will utilize earnings management to a higher degree compared to their counterparts in transparent countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Revisiting corruption and social trust: an epidemiological approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jack Watson; Alexander Håkansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Social trust; Corruption; Second-generation immigrants; Epidemiological approach; Cultural transmission;

    Abstract : This paper empirically examines how corruption in the country of origin of second-generation immigrants residing in Europe affects their social trust. The paper follows an epidemiological approach using corruption as a proxy for culture and several time-fixed effects regressions to identify how differences in corruption can explain discrepancies in social trust. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is corruption detrimental to society? An empirical investigation of corruption’s effect on subjective well-being in Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskars Niks Malnieks; [2021]
    Keywords : corruption; subjective well-being; panel data; dynamics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Corruption has been a widely discussed and analysed topic for decades. However, the results stemming from research on its effect are mixed and highly volatile, leading to a debate that it may be beneficial to the economy and society. The thesis puts this to a test with a focus on Europe during 2005-2019. READ MORE

  6. 5. POPULISM AND POLITICIZATION OF THE BUREACRACY An empirical analysis of the effect of populist rule in Europe and Latin America

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Martin Hammarén; [2020-07-03]
    Keywords : populism; bureaucracy; politicization;

    Abstract : Do populist rule lead to more politicization? As populists have had electoral success in many countries in recent years, populism has received much attention both in the public debate an in political science. One aspect of the concept, how populists act once in power and how they relate to the state bureaucracy has however, so far, received only little attention. READ MORE