particular, institutions, mainly market and political one, appear to be a strong foundation for a rapid but irreversible shift … institutions has emerged recently as a major subject of interest. The literature shows that the higher the quality of domestic … institutions the better the effects on the Human development and growth of a country. The aim of this paper is to analyse in a more …

This dissertation analyzes the importance of institutions for economic performance. The first two chapters assess the … importance of institutions empirically, while the last one provides a dynamic model of institutional change. Chapter 1 analyzes … the robustness of institutions in growth regressions by means of the Bayesian Model Averaging methodology to find that …

Much empirical research has highlighted the importance of institutions and initial conditions in the transition to a … a simple growth model modified to reflect institutional conditions during transition. The model generates a series of …

on the roles of physical geography, climate, disease ecology, economic and political institutions, geopolitical relations …

technologies and gradual improvement of institutions as well. These conclusions follow from the analysis of policies of "economic …

The aim of this paper is to analyse in a more qualitative way the role of institutions in transitional countries in the …

This paper examines the role of long standing institutions – identified through geography, disease ecology, colonial … presence of variables that directly and indirectly measure the quality of institutions, is extremely fascinating. It shows that … institutions. Some of the other measures of climate and geography as well as those of colonial legacy are important as long as we …

conflicts as well as effort s to establish international systems that would foster global peace and prosperity. Yet, insecurity … institutions and governance to provide citizen security, justice and jobs is crucial to break cycles of violence while stimulating … recommends the need for restoring confidence, transforming institutions(procedures), providing specialized assistance, acting …