Is the Government Purse Really Light?

Automobile Safety: Is Government Regulation Really Our Savior?

Is government ownership of banks really harmful to growth ?

We show that previous results suggesting that government ownership of banks is associated with lower long run growth rates are not robust to adding more ‘fundamental’ determinants of economic growth. We also present new cross-country evidence for 1995-2007 which suggests that, if anything, government ownership of banks has been robustly associated with higher long run growth rates. While acknow...

Is Ligula intestinalis Really a Probable Threat for Public Health?

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Is light-emitting diode phototherapy (LED-LLLT) really effective?

BACKGROUND Low level light therapy (LLLT) has attracted attention in many clinical fields with a new generation of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) which can irradiate large targets. To pain control, the first main application of LLLT, have been added LED-LLLT in the accelerated healing of wounds, both traumatic and iatrogenic, inflammatory acne and the patient-driven application of skin rejuvenati...

Anja Shortland Is Government Ownership of Banks Really Harmful to Growth ? May 2009

We show that previous results suggesting that government ownership of banks has a negative effect on economic growth are not robust to adding more „fundamental‟ determinants of economic growth, such as institutions. We also present regression results from a more recent period (1995-2007) which suggest that, if anything, government ownership of banks has been associated with higher long run grow...