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The Power of the Street: Evidence from Egypt's Arab Spring
Acemoglu, Daron; Hassan, Tarek; Tahoun, Ahmed - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
. According to our preferred interpretation, these events provide evidence that, under weak institutions, popular mobilization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083238
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Trust, Growth and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and economic development. It discusses the various … institutions and policies can affect trust and promote pro-social behaviors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084699
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Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidence from Cameroon
Fondja Wandji, Yris D. - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
The aim of this paper is to study the nature of the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Cameroon through a three-step approach: (i) study the stationarity of the chronic, (ii) test of causality between variables, and (iii) estimate the appropriate model. The study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010723180
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Economic growth and balance of payments constraint in Vietnam
Rieber, Arsène; Bagnai, Alberto; Tran, Thi Anh-Dao - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
Our paper examines the long run relationship between economic growth and the current account balance equilibrium by relying on the BoP constrained growth model. We find that Vietnam grew less than the rate predicted when the period 1985 to 2010 as a whole is considered, but with different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010706920
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Institutional Causes, Macroeconomic Symptoms: Volatility, Crises and Growth
Acemoglu, Daron; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, James A; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
the answer may be no is that countries pursuing poor macroeconomic policies also have weak ‘institutions’, including … political institutions that do not constrain politicians and political elites, ineffective enforcement of property rights for … more ‘extractive’ institutions from their colonial past were more likely to experience high volatility and economic crises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136626
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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and institutional development. After reporting results from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009225960
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Transparency, Appropriability and the Early State
Mayshar, Joram; Moav, Omer; Neeman, Zvika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We propose a general theory that explains the extent of the state and accounts for related institutions as byproducts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283392
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Long Term Persistence
Guiso, Luigi; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Is social capital long lasting? Does it affect long term economic performance? To answer these questions we test Putnam’s conjecture that today marked differences in social capital between the North and South of Italy were due to the culture of independence fostered by the free city-states...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789085
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Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella; Guerzoni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
, demographic, geographic and institutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and … institutions are accounted for. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468636
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International R&D Spillovers and Institutions
Coe, David T; Helpman, Elhanan; Hoffmaister, Alexander - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
The empirical analysis in "International R&D Spillovers" (Coe and Helpman, 1995) is first revisited by applying modern panel cointegration estimation techniques to an expanded data set that we have constructed for the purpose of this study. The new estimates confirm the key results reported in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124193