, trade fair development is a reaction to the closing of free markets under the pressure of political violence. …

We examine the relationship between institutions, culture and cyclical fluctuations for a sample of 45 European, Middle …

We offer complete characterizations of the equilibrium outcomes of two prominent agenda voting institutions that are … equivalently the Euro-Latin procedure. Our axiomatic approach provides a proper understanding of these voting institutions, and …

effect of this environment- as with any other specialized resource, institutions may be used for expropriation purposes. They …

instead analyze the effect of institutions on civil war, controlling for income per capita. In our set up, institutions are … endogenous and colonial origins affect civil wars through their legacy on institutions. Our results indicate that institutions … civil war. In particular, an improvement in institutions from the median value in the sample to the 75th percentile is …

ethic” that would lead them to monitor each other’s conduct, support political and legal institutions and hold more …

This essay reviews some findings in cognition sciences and examines their consequences for the analysis of institutions …, causing it to be potentially maladapted in important dimensions. A main function of institutions is therefore to fill the gap …-gatherers. Moreover, institutions are built with the available elements, which include our instincts. A deeper understanding of both …