This paper argues that self-reporting schemes whereby citizens report their noncompliance with regulation can prevent corruption in administrations. In our model, entrepreneurs must comply with regulation before undertaking a risky activity. O cials verify compliance before granting permits, and may engage in either bribery or extortion. Without a self-reporting scheme, the government tolerates...

I present a tractable dynamic model of political economy where disagreements about the composition of public spending result in implementation of short-sighted policies. The relative price of investment to consumption is excessively large in equilibrium due to over-taxation. Investment rates are too low which slows down growth along the transition. In the long run, this results in output, consu...

The newly elected Labour government has pledged to ‘reinvigorate the Private Finance Initiative’, as part of the new emphasis on ‘public/private partnerships’ in the delivery of core public services. This article assesses the merits of using private finance to deliver public services against three criteria: whether it will lead to additional investment in social infrastructure, whether it repre...

Son yıllarda tribolojik araştırmalar yağlara katkılar ekleyerek onların sürtünme ve aşınma özelliklerini iyileştirmek üzerine yoğunlaşmıştır. Bu çalışmada, ısıl işlem uygulanmış sıcak iş takım çeliği malzemeden numunelerin kuru koşul, katkısız yağ ağırlıkça %5, %10, %15, %20 %25 grafit katkılı yağlarda özellikleri incelenmiştir. Aşınma deneyleri ball-on-disc deney düzeneği ile gerçekleştirilmiş...

the protective capacity of the crude extracts from larval and nymphal stages of hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum was examined in the new zealand white rabbits. the rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups of five animals. the rabbits in groups 1 and 2 were immunized with crude extracts of larval and nymphal antigens, respectively and group 3 was served as control. following challenge of each r...

This paper examines the impact of quality governance on energy sector in MENA region, particularly, political stability and government effectiveness. Several macroeconomic variables are taken into account a panel analysis, study employs POLS Fixed effect approaches to find out if government's effectiveness among all indicators have vital role promoting efficiency MENA. Panel data for period 200...

Article history: Received 14 November 2014 Received in revised form 20 May 2015 Accepted 21 May 2015 Available online 29 May 2015 This paper investigates the relationship between political instability and labour market institutions. We develop a theoretical model in which political instability creates incentives for a government to introduce labour market regulation in the economy. The distorti...