In this paper we empirically discuss whether or not external debt affects country's governance. Indeed, indebted … countries need some political governance reforms in order to send out a positive signal to international financial community and … costs to political governance. Our study focuses on the period 1985-2011 and spans 103 developing countries. To deal with …

This paper aims to ascertain the effects of convergence in governance on investment decisions among a sample of 43 … governance are considered to be areas of higher investment, as a result of further integration and collaborative action among … process and, to a large extent, this is about institutional transformation. Good governance institutions are an assurance to …

, with special emphasis on the role of governance. Based on the existing literature, we have categorized what types of … governance institutions are more detrimental to entrepreneurial investments. We have then estimated a simultaneous model of … private investment and governance quality where economic policies concurrently explain both variables. Our empirical results …