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Daniel Kaufmann
Researcher at Université de Montréal
Publications - 339
Citations - 49110
Daniel Kaufmann is an academic researcher from Université de Montréal. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Corruption. The author has an hindex of 88, co-authored 309 publications receiving 45154 citations. Previous affiliations of Daniel Kaufmann include Howard Hughes Medical Institute & International Monetary Fund.
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The Consumption Benefits of Investment in Infrastructure: The Evaluation of Sites-and-Services Programs in Underdeveloped Countries
Daniel Kaufmann,John M. Quigley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a methodology for deriving rigorously the direct Hicksian benefits of housing subsidy programs such as "sites-and-services" and "slum upgrading" projects in developing countries.
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Politics and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies
TL;DR: The economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (FSU) escaped communism with a heavy burden as mentioned in this paper, reflected in massive subsidization of state firms, heavy regulation of entry and operations of private firms, as well as punitive taxation by the government and - separately - by its agents (corruption).
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Price-setting behaviour in Switzerland: Evidence from CPI micro data
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated price-setting behavior of firms based on the individual price quotes underlying the Swiss consumer price index and found that prices are sticky; the median duration amounts to 4.6 quarters.
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Ets-1 Maintains IL-7 Receptor Expression in Peripheral T Cells
Roland Grenningloh,Roland Grenningloh,Tzong-Shyuan Tai,Nicole Frahm,Nicole Frahm,Tomoyuki C. Hongo,Adam Chicoine,Christian Brander,Daniel Kaufmann,Daniel Kaufmann,I-Cheng Ho,I-Cheng Ho +11 more
TL;DR: It is reported that the transcription factor Ets-1 is required for maintaining the expression of CD127 in murine peripheral T cells, and its absence leads to reduced CD127 expression, attenuatedIL-7 signaling, and impaired IL-7–dependent homeostatic proliferation of T cells.
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A model of income transfers for the urban poor
TL;DR: In this paper, a social network is seen as redistributing income to those member households who fall below a perceived basic needs threshold, which can be seen as the outcome of an implicit social contract whereby households insure themselves against the risk of falling below the threshold.