Direct and Indirect Effects of Individualism and Institutions on Homicides

Zanchi, Vinícius Vizzotto; Ehrl, Philipp; Maciel, Daniel T. G. N.

doi:10.1007/s11205-020-02531-4

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“…Fifth, Figures 4b and 5c show small countries to be safer, which is reflected in a negative, though not significant, association between size and number of intentional homicides. This is consistent with Zanchi et al (2021) finding in a study on 70 countries from 2010 to 2015.…”

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Is There a Size Premium for Nations?

Damijan

Parcero

2022

J Knowl Econ

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This paper examines whether there is a premium in country size. We study whether there are significant gains from being a small or a large country in terms of certain socioeconomic indicators, and how large this premium is. Using panel data for 200 countries over 50 years, we estimate premia for various sizes of nations across a variety of key economic and socioeconomic performance indicators. We find that smaller countries are richer, have larger governments, and are more prudent in terms of fiscal policies than larger ones. Smaller countries seem to be subject to higher absolute and per capita costs for provision of essential public goods, which may lower their socio-economic performance in terms of health and education. In terms of economic performance, small countries seem to do better than large countries, compensating for smallness by relying on foreign trade and foreign direct investment. The latter comes at the cost of higher vulnerability to external shocks, resulting in higher volatility of growth rates. This paper's findings offer essential guidance to policymakers, international organizations, and business researchers in general, especially those assessing a country's economic or socioeconomic performance or potential. The study implies that comparisons with medium-sized or large countries may be of little utility in predicting the performance of small countries.

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Is There a Size Premium for Nations?

Damijan

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2022

J Knowl Econ

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“…That means, convergence is expected among OECD countries but not among developing and developed nations in general. Existence of a unique equilibrium seems, however, more reasonable to expect in within-country analyses due to the absence of large cultural, institutional, political or technological differences (Zanchi et al 2021).…”

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Social and Economic Convergence Across Brazilian States Between 1990 and 2010

Almeida¹,

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Moreira

2021

Soc Indic Res

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The present paper analyzes the convergence in economic and social terms across Brazilian states from 1990 to 2010. We argue that a more ample perspective is enlightening because income convergence does not necessarily go hand in hand with social convergence and income is not the only relevant aspect of well-being. Social convergence is captured by selected indicators, such as years of study, life expectancy at birth and the absence of crime. Using OLS, fixed effects and spatial dependence models, we find that GDP per capita has the highest dispersion across states and its absolute convergence is relatively slow. Social conditions, in contrast, have become considerably more equal and seem to converge towards a unique steady state at half-lives between 8 and 12 years. Absence of crime shows a peculiar behavior and a non-linear inconclusive convergence path.

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