Abstract Using a sample of firms over the 2002–2010 period relative to US, Europe, and Japan, this paper investigates effects control corruption on firms’ efficiency. Our econometric analysis is developed into two main steps. In first step, we rely application Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) estimate firm-level We then regress derived efficiency scores against International Country Risk Guid...

Following the rapid growth in the international debt of less developed countries in the 1970s and the increasing incidence of debt rescheduling in the early 1980s, country risk has become a topic of major concern for the international financial community. A critical assessment of country risk is essential because it reflects the ability and willingness of a country to service its financial obli...

Corruption, Shadow Economy and Income Inequality: Evidence from Asia A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less harmful to inequality. We investigate if this relationship is equally compelling for developing countries in Asia where corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Squa...

نقش سلولهای خونی به عنوان اجزای اصلی دفاع فیزیولوژیک حشرات مهم گزارش شده است. اولین فاکتورهای سیستم گردش خون هستند که در مقابله با انواع تنشها و عوامل بیگانه مشارکت می کنند. تحقیق حاضر، چهار نوع هموسیت همولنف لارو سن چهارم خرطوم بلند دمبرگ چغندرقند شناسایی شد شامل پروهموسیتها، گرانولوسیتها، پلاسموتوسیتها انوسیتوئیدها هستند. بزرگترین از نظر اندازه بودند مجموع فراوانی گرانولوسیتها لاروهای سنین سو...

In times of uncertainty, the risks associated with engaging in international operations have increased substantially. Country risk reflects the ability and willingness of a country to service its foreign financial obligations. Such risk may be prompted by country-specific and regional economic, financial, political and composite factors. The paper provides a novel analysis of four risk ratings ...