Political institutions can influence the likelihood of banking crises through both direct and indirect causal pathways. They may influence domestic economic conditions, thereby indirectly impacting the likelihood of a banking crisis, or they may directly affect the likelihood of banking crises...

Political institutions can influence the likelihood of banking crises through both direct and indirect causal pathways. They may influence domestic economic conditions, thereby indirectly impacting the likelihood of a banking crisis, or they may directly affect the likelihood of banking crises...

This paper investigates the interaction of foreign direct investment, economic growth and political capacity on corruption in China. We use aggregated data from 1998 – 2007 and construct a profile for each sub-national province in China. This paper contributes to the existing political economy...