Study Bjornskov et al. (2010): study ZZ 1981
- Public
- 18+ aged, general public, 55 nations, 1981-2004
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 135000
- Non Response
- Assessment
- Interview: face-to-face
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Honest and efficient government
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Source: World Bank Kaufmann, D. et Al. (June, 2008) Governance Matters VII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2007. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4654. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1148386 or www.govindicators.org
- Distribution
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Average standardized score: +0,913 (z-score).
Standard deviation: 0,954 - Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Average of rule of law, regulatory quality, bureaucratic efficiency and control of corruption.
Observed Relation with Happiness
B's controlled for
-average membership of voluntary organizations
-social trust
-belief in god
-divorce rate
-unemployment rate
-post-communism
-openness to trade
-investment price level
-regional and period dummies