’ persistent characteristics, such as their institutions. Among our findings are that macroeconomic policies affect development …

R&D-based growth theory suggests that a larger population size raises either the long-run rate of economic growth …

This is Part 1 of a two-part paper which surveys the historical evidence on the role of institutions in economic growth … that private-order institutions have not historically substituted for public-order ones in enabling markets to function … Revolution of 1688 did not mark the sudden emergence of either secure property rights or economic growth. Economic history has …

This is Part 2 of a two-part paper which surveys the historical evidence on the role of institutions in economic growth … drawing the implications of both parts of the paper for institutions and economic growth in historical perspective. … that private-order institutions have not historically substituted for public-order ones in enabling markets to function …

, output volatility, and economic growth, using a large cross-section of 88 countries over the period 1960 to 2004 …, is negatively associated with economic growth. Third, there is no direct effect of cyclicality of economic growth other …

1.63% increase in real income. Furthermore, favorably endowed regions attract more economic activity, providing new …

exploratory analysis to test the hypothesis of an inverse U-shape pattern between both economic development (as measured by GDP …

The evolution during the Anthropocene is analyzed through the interaction between economic and technological … power. The challenge is how to make the rising demand for economic growth, mainly coming from developing and emerging …

devastating human and economic impacts, a potential spillover benefit of greater disaster exposure may be a more tightly knit …