Michael A Nelson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Nelson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Nelson |
| SIGNATURE | NELSON M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Akron |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2912-7019 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 107 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Cash versus digital payments in the public and private sectors
Recently, governments around the world have been pushing for greater payment digitalization in an effort to curb corruption and illegal transactions through greater traceability. However, evidence on the effects of these policies has so far been scant. Using data on a large cross-section of countries, this paper investigates the channels through which digitalization affects corruption in the public sector. Our results show that digitization measu…
Hold your fire! Influence of female legislators on gun legislation in the United States
Objective This article considers the influence of female legislators on gun legislation across U.S. states. Females have behavioral differences with males and likely different exposure to gun‐related violence. Method Using data from 1991 to 2020, we estimate the drivers of gun legislation across U.S. states. The dependent variables are alternately the total number of gun laws enacted and 5‐year differences in gun laws. Results We find that female…
Election campaign finance bans and corruption
Spillovers from gender equality onto economic equality
This paper studies the influence of different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment on income inequality. A key question addressed is: Are there positive spillovers from gender equality to income equality? Using data drawn from 162 nations over the years 1985–2019, results show that nations with a long history of women's suffrage, greater representation of women in the government, lower fertility rates and better overall gender equalit…
The timing and aggressiveness of early government response to Covid-19
Direct and indirect influences of political regimes on corruption
Objective This paper studies the direct and indirect impacts of political regimes on corruption. Whereas the interplay of government is fundamental to corrupt acts, the present research sheds new light by showing the direct and indirect influences of dimensions of government structure on corruption. Methods We employ two different estimation techniques. First, we use OLS regressions, with year and regional dummies. Second, we employ mediation ana…
Presidential Versus Parliamentary Systems
Objective This article examines whether female managers and female owners of firms are better empowered in presidential or parliamentary democracies. Parliamentary democracies might be more responsive to the demands of special interest groups, while government decision making might be more streamlined in presidential democracies. Methods We use firm‐level data from the World Bank for more than 100 emerging and developing nations and employ the lo…
Contemporary Fraction of bis(2–ethylhexyl) Phthalate in Stilton Cheese by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Measurements of the radiocarbon abundance in 5 samples of bis(2–ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) isolated from Stilton cheese were made by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to determine the fraction of carbon originating from contemporary biogenic sources. DEHP is classified as a “priority hazardous substance” by the European Union, a probable human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and is suspected to be a human endo…
Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption
Corruption and government size
Democracy, Economic Freedom, Fiscal Policy, and Growth in LDCs
Arkansas and the League of Nations Debate
Tax enforcement
The Deficit-Growth Connection
Interest group demand for taxation
An empirical analysis of state and local tax structure in the context of the Leviathan model of government
Corruption and government size
An empirical analysis of state and local tax structure in the context of the Leviathan model of government
Democracy, Economic Freedom, Fiscal Policy, and Growth in LDCs
Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption
The timing and aggressiveness of early government response to Covid-19
Tax enforcement
Election campaign finance bans and corruption
Direct and indirect influences of political regimes on corruption
Objective This paper studies the direct and indirect impacts of political regimes on corruption. Whereas the interplay of government is fundamental to corrupt acts, the present research sheds new light by showing the direct and indirect influences of dimensions of government structure on corruption. Methods We employ two different estimation techniques. First, we use OLS regressions, with year and regional dummies. Second, we employ mediation ana…
The Deficit-Growth Connection
Interest group demand for taxation
Presidential Versus Parliamentary Systems
Objective This article examines whether female managers and female owners of firms are better empowered in presidential or parliamentary democracies. Parliamentary democracies might be more responsive to the demands of special interest groups, while government decision making might be more streamlined in presidential democracies. Methods We use firm‐level data from the World Bank for more than 100 emerging and developing nations and employ the lo…
An empirical analysis of state and local tax structure in the context of the Leviathan model of government
Interest group demand for taxation
The Deficit-Growth Connection
Tax enforcement
Arkansas and the League of Nations Debate
Corruption and government size
Democracy, Economic Freedom, Fiscal Policy, and Growth in LDCs
Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption
Contemporary Fraction of bis(2–ethylhexyl) Phthalate in Stilton Cheese by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Measurements of the radiocarbon abundance in 5 samples of bis(2–ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) isolated from Stilton cheese were made by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) to determine the fraction of carbon originating from contemporary biogenic sources. DEHP is classified as a “priority hazardous substance” by the European Union, a probable human carcinogen by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and is suspected to be a human endo…
Presidential Versus Parliamentary Systems
Objective This article examines whether female managers and female owners of firms are better empowered in presidential or parliamentary democracies. Parliamentary democracies might be more responsive to the demands of special interest groups, while government decision making might be more streamlined in presidential democracies. Methods We use firm‐level data from the World Bank for more than 100 emerging and developing nations and employ the lo…
The timing and aggressiveness of early government response to Covid-19
Direct and indirect influences of political regimes on corruption
Objective This paper studies the direct and indirect impacts of political regimes on corruption. Whereas the interplay of government is fundamental to corrupt acts, the present research sheds new light by showing the direct and indirect influences of dimensions of government structure on corruption. Methods We employ two different estimation techniques. First, we use OLS regressions, with year and regional dummies. Second, we employ mediation ana…
Spillovers from gender equality onto economic equality
This paper studies the influence of different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment on income inequality. A key question addressed is: Are there positive spillovers from gender equality to income equality? Using data drawn from 162 nations over the years 1985–2019, results show that nations with a long history of women's suffrage, greater representation of women in the government, lower fertility rates and better overall gender equalit…
Hold your fire! Influence of female legislators on gun legislation in the United States
Objective This article considers the influence of female legislators on gun legislation across U.S. states. Females have behavioral differences with males and likely different exposure to gun‐related violence. Method Using data from 1991 to 2020, we estimate the drivers of gun legislation across U.S. states. The dependent variables are alternately the total number of gun laws enacted and 5‐year differences in gun laws. Results We find that female…
Election campaign finance bans and corruption
Cash versus digital payments in the public and private sectors
Recently, governments around the world have been pushing for greater payment digitalization in an effort to curb corruption and illegal transactions through greater traceability. However, evidence on the effects of these policies has so far been scant. Using data on a large cross-section of countries, this paper investigates the channels through which digitalization affects corruption in the public sector. Our results show that digitization measu…
Economics (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (7 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (6 works) · Macroeconomics (6 works) · Public finance (6 works) · Corruption and Economic Development (5 works) · Democracy (5 works) · Language change (5 works) · Politics (5 works)