The economic effects of judicial accountability: Cross-country evidence

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-123

  Voigt, Stefan ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b ICER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constitutional political economy; Corruption; Economic growth; Judicial accountability; Judicial independence; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549099140     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-007-9035-5     Document Type: Article

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