Music is an important part of most people’s lives and also the culture a country. Moreover, different characteristics songs, such as genre chord sequences, could have impacts on individual behaviours. Even considering just seven chords respective variations, originality can be crucial element song’s success. Considering this, in context Brazilian music, we employed Detrended Fluctuation Analysi...

This study uses a cross-country panel to examine the determinants of corruption, paying particular attention to political institutions that increase accountability. Even though the theoretical literature has stressed the importance of political institutions in determining corruption, the empirical literature is relatively scarce. Our results confirm the role of political institutions in determi...