Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights
We investigate the geo-political and economic aspects of human rights (HR) performance using multi-country panel data. HR performance depends on relative levels of economic development and spatial proximity to ‘good’ and ‘bad’ neighbours. We test for basic effects of income, and apply spatial weight...
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| author | Edwards, T. Huw Kernohan, David Landman, Todd Nessa, Azizun |
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| description | We investigate the geo-political and economic aspects of human rights (HR) performance using multi-country panel data. HR performance depends on relative levels of economic development and spatial proximity to ‘good’ and ‘bad’ neighbours. We test for basic effects of income, and apply spatial weighting models, to analyse the neighbours’ impact on HR levels, treating this impact as partly endogenous. We take into account size and distance, to compare each country’s HR performance with what would be predicted from a weighted average of its neighbours’ performance. There are (a) geographical clusters and (b) size and proximity effects for HR performance. |
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| spelling | nottingham-481592020-05-04T19:33:26Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48159/ Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights Edwards, T. Huw Kernohan, David Landman, Todd Nessa, Azizun We investigate the geo-political and economic aspects of human rights (HR) performance using multi-country panel data. HR performance depends on relative levels of economic development and spatial proximity to ‘good’ and ‘bad’ neighbours. We test for basic effects of income, and apply spatial weighting models, to analyse the neighbours’ impact on HR levels, treating this impact as partly endogenous. We take into account size and distance, to compare each country’s HR performance with what would be predicted from a weighted average of its neighbours’ performance. There are (a) geographical clusters and (b) size and proximity effects for HR performance. Taylor & Francis 2018-02-21 Article PeerReviewed Edwards, T. Huw, Kernohan, David, Landman, Todd and Nessa, Azizun (2018) Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights. Spatial Economic Analysis . ISSN 1742-1772 Human Rights Diffusion Spatial Econometrics http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17421772.2018.1412087 doi:10.1080/17421772.2018.1412087 doi:10.1080/17421772.2018.1412087 |
| spellingShingle | Human Rights Diffusion Spatial Econometrics Edwards, T. Huw Kernohan, David Landman, Todd Nessa, Azizun Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| title | Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| title_full | Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| title_fullStr | Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| title_full_unstemmed | Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| title_short | Good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| title_sort | good neighbours matter: economic geography and the diffusion of human rights |
| topic | Human Rights Diffusion Spatial Econometrics |
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