This paper provides an analytic review of selected contributions to the study of institutions and economic growth. We …, Johnson and Robinson. We discuss the work of Rodrik and others who focus on institutions and institutional reform and take … new theoretical frameworks by North, Wallis and Weingast and Khan that relate the structure of institutions to short …

some evidence which suggests that foreign owned firms located in countries with `good' institutions invest relatively more. …

institutions before the crisis hits and, interestingly, of positive reforms thereafter. Strong institutions shorten the duration of … interaction effect suggests they can be offset by appropriate institutions. …

property rights, contracting, and competition institutions is positively related to an increase in the level of credit to the …

's institutions by the degree of formalization of its regulations, the depersonalization of their implementation, and by the degree of … endogeneity in the data and/or by bias. In addition, we find evidence of a strong relationship between institutions and income … levels; however, we find no such evidence on growth rates. We find mixed evidence for a relationship between institutions and …

sustainability of women entrepreneurs in the informal economy depends upon their engagements or business partnerships with other … women (and men) and women-focussed intermediaries. More than formalization, women entrepreneurs need 'spaces' for dialogue … with other women (and men) to learn and build business capabilities. Both the State and firms wanting to penetrate the …