Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1992.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1988.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2001. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 365-401).

Thesis (Honors)--College of William and Mary, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-73). Also available online.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Also available in print.

O σκοπός της έρευνάς μας ήταν η διερεύνηση της επίδρασης της διαφθοράς σε ορισμένες μακροοικονομικές μεταβλητές. Συγκεκριμένα θέλαμε να εξετάσουμε τις σχέσεις μεταξύ διαφθοράς και επιπέδου εισοδήματος, βάσει της κατάταξης της παγκόσμιας τράπεζας (ΕΗ1), διαφθοράς και ρυθμού οικονομικής μεγέθυνσης (ΕΗ2), διαφθοράς και γραφειοκρατίας (ΕΗ3), διαφθοράς και φορολογικών εσόδων (EH4), και τέλος διαφθοράς και επιπέδου στρατιωτικών δαπανών (EH5). Οι ερευνητικές υποθέσεις ΕΗ1 και ΕΗ4 διερευνώνται στο πλαίσιο μιας περιγραφικής ανάλυσης, καθώς ο στόχος σε τέτοιου είδους αναλύσεις είναι η διαπίστωση της ύπαρξης κάποιου προτύπου στην συμμεταβολή των δύο μεταβλητών, ενώ η ΕΗ2 διερευνάται στο πλαίσιο μιας αιτιολογικής ανάλυσης, καθώς αποσκοπεί στην μέτρηση κάποιας αιτιώδους σχέσης μεταξύ δύο μεταβλητών. Για την διερεύνηση των παραπάνω ερευνητικών υποθέσεων επιλέξαμε ένα δείγμα 180 χωρών, για τις οποίες υπήρχαν στοιχεία αναφορικά με την τιμή του δείκτη αντιλαμβανόμενης διαφθοράς (Corruption Perception Index, CPI) για το 2008. Οι χώρες αυτές, σύμφωνα με την κατάταξη που χρησιμοποιεί η Παγκόσμια Τράπεζα (για οικονομίες με πληθυσμό μεγαλύτερο των 30.000 ατόμων), ανήκουν σε μια από τις ακόλουθες τέσσερεις κατηγορίες βάσει του κατά κεφαλήν Ακαθάριστου Εθνικού Εισοδήματος (gross national income (GNI) per capita) το 2009: • Χώρες Χαμηλού Εισοδήματος: Χώρες με κατά κεφαλήν Ακαθάριστο Εθνικό Εισόδημα μικρότερο από 995$. • Χώρες Κατωτέρου-Μέσου Εισοδήματος: Χώρες με κατά κεφαλήν Ακαθάριστο Εθνικό Εισόδημα μεταξύ 996$ και 3.945$. • Χώρες Ανωτέρου-Μέσου Εισοδήματος: Χώρες με κατά κεφαλήν Ακαθάριστο Εθνικό Εισόδημα μεταξύ 3.946$ και 12.195$. • Χώρες Υψηλού Εισοδήματος: Χώρες με κατά κεφαλήν Ακαθάριστο Εθνικό Εισόδημα μεγαλύτερο από 12.196$. / The purpose of our research was to investigate the effect of corruption in certain macroeconomic variables. Specifically, we wanted to examine the relationship between corruption and income level, based on the classification of the World Bank (EH1), corruption and slow economic growth (EH2), corruption and bureaucracy (EH3), corruption and tax revenues (EH5) and finally corruption and military spending (EH5). The research assumptions EH1 and EH4 are investigated in a descriptive analysis, as the goal in a such analysis is the finding of a pattern in “symmetavoli” of two variables, while EH2 is investigated in an explanatory analysis, designed in measuring any casual relationship between two variables. For the investigation of the above research hypotheses, we have choosen a sample of 180 countries, for which the data were available, regarding the index value of perceived corruption (Corruption Perception Index, CPI) for 2008. These countries, according to the classification that used by the World Bank (for economies with population greater than 30.000 people) belong in one of the following four categories based on GNI (gross national income per capita) in 2009: - Low Income Countries: countries with Gross National Income per capita less than $995. - Countries of Lower-Middle Income: countries with GNI per capita between $996 and $3.945. - Countries of Upper-Middle Income:countries with GNI per capita between $3946 and $12.195. - High Income Countries: Countries with GNI per capita greater than $12.196.

Property rights are an important subject of economic theory and as a product of institutional qualities an essential determinant of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The purpose of this study is to examine how middle income countries with, on average, weak property rights can attract investments from abroad, given their (formal) institutions, and if differences in institutional qualities have an effect on FDI inflows. Using a panel approach to observe a sample of 20 countries over ten years, we find that there is mixed evidence supporting this theory. Whilst the theoretical background suggests that institutional qualities do affect a country’s ability to attract or deter investments, we cannot conclude a significant effect in our results. Furthermore, the study concludes that certain products of institutional qualities (democracy, corruption) can lead to mixed effects on the net inflows of FDI, but that an important determinant is the market-size of the country.

We investigate a multinational corporation's (MNC) decision to appoint host-country national (HCN) managers to foreign subsidiaries based on the institutional context of and familiarity with the host country. HCN managers are commonly associated with specialized knowledge, superior responsiveness, and higher legitimacy. Yet, we argue that local familiarity of HCNs can also be perceived as risky or harmful by MNC parents. We analyze how formal and informal institutions affect the trade-off between positive effects and potential costs associated with HCN managers ("Local allies" vs. "Trojan horses"). We find that legal institutions protect foreign MNCs from potential costs, encourage the use of HCNs and reinforce their benefits. Corruption and corruption distance, however, increase perceived costs associated with HCN managers up to a point at which they outweigh their perceived benefits.

abstract: This thesis examines the Mexican federal judiciary and the problem of corruption in this institution, particularly related to cases of drug trafficking. Given the clandestine nature of corruption and the complexities of this investigation, ethnographic methods were used to collect data. I conducted fieldwork as a "returning member" to the site under study, based on my former experience and interaction with the federal judicial system. I interviewed 45 individuals who work in the federal courts in six different Mexican cities. I also studied case files associated with an important criminal trial of suspected narco-traffickers known in Mexico as "El Michoacanazo." My study reveals the complicated nature of judicial corruption and how it can occur under certain circumstances. I conclude that the Mexican federal judiciary has become a more professional, efficient, and trustworthy institution over the past fifteen years, though institutionalized practices such as nepotism, cronyism, personal abuse of power, and gender inequalities still exist, tending to thwart the full professionalization of these courts and facilitating instances of misconduct and corruption. Although structural factors prevent full professionalization and corruption does occur in these courts, the system works better than it ever has before. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Justice Studies 2012