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Institutional interactions and economic growth: The joint effects of property rights, veto players and democratic capital

Justesen, Mogens K.; Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

We investigate the possible interaction effects that the extent of property rights protection and separation of powers in a political system have on economic growth. Using analysis of panel data from more than countries over the period 1970-2010 we find that the growth effects of property rights...

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Corruption and economic growth: A meta-analysis of the evidence on low-income countries and beyond

Ugur, Mehmet; Dasgupta, Nandini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Corruption is a symptom and outcome of institutional deficiency, with potentially adverse effects on economic growth. This paper aims to provide a synthesis of the existing evidence on the relationship between corruption and economic growth - controlling for effect type, data sources, and...

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Terms of Trade Instability, Economic Vulnerability and Economic Growth: The Role Of Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Zaouali, Amira - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Economists have a long argue that institutions and implementation of good governance are important for economic growth. The main objective of this research is to demonstrate that one of positive institutions effects is its ability to mitigate the negative effect of economic vulnerability linked...

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De Jure and De Facto Determinants of Power: Evidence from Mississippi

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century. We apply a variety of estimation techniques to a …

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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...

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Do Democracies Grow Faster? Revisiting the Institutions and Economic Performance Debate

Lim, Jamus Jerome; Decker, Jessica Henson - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The recent empirical growth literature has proposed three underlying fundamental determinants of economic growth, namely, physical geography, economic integration, and institutional quality. This paper unpacks the final determinant into both political-economic institutions as well as the...

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Are All Democracies Equally Good? The Role of Interactions between Political Environment and Inequality for Rule of Law

Sunde, Uwe; Cervellati, Matteo; Fortunato, Piergiuseppe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Using cross-country data, we find evidence for a significant negative interaction effect between democracy and … inequality in determining the quality of growth-promoting institutions like rule of law. Democracy is associated with …

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Income, Democracy, and Critical Junctures

Cervellati, Matteo; Jung, Florian; Sunde, Uwe; Vischer, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

democracy might differ systematically across countries. A replication of the estimation in a less restrictive empirical … democracy disappears once including country fixed effects. This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of income on … framework provides evidence for significant but heterogeneous effects of income on democracy for former colonies and non …

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The Age of Mass Migration: Economic and Institutional Determinants

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

evaluate separately the impact of political institutions linked to democracy and suffrage and of those institutions more …

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Economic Development in Pre-Independence Botswana, 1820-1966: Historical Trends, Contributing and Countervailing Factors

Hlavac, Marek - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This paper examines the trajectory of economic development in Botswana between the years 1820 and 1966, when it achieved independence. First, I review the historical trends in the country’s economic and social development indicators. I then proceed to analyze what factors have encouraged or...

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