A country's form of government has important economic and political consequences, but the determinants that lead … proceeds in two steps. First, we identify the survival probability of the existing form of government (drawing on a …. -- constitutional change ; institutional dynamics ; form of government ; endogenous constitutions ; separation of powers …

with the (in)effectiveness of a government's healthcare-related responses to past epidemics. We document this mechanism …

) fiscal policy, (2) government effectiveness, (3) economic productivity, and (4) happiness. The results show that …

(China, India, Russia, Brazil) on the other. -- Climate change ; global negotiation …

. We calibrate such a model to China’s trade with the rest of the world and explore two country tariff games using 2005 …

China's growth strategy as set out in the 11th 5-year plan in 2005 called for upgrading of product quality, the … with this policy, China has been involved in recent years with the development of a Chinese standard in third generation (3 … experience raises issues for China’s future development strategy based on product and process upgrading in manufacturing. We …

In this paper we focus on the rapidly deepening bilateral India-China economic relationship. Each is deeply integrating … into the global economy through trade and FDI inflows, China is seen as primarily manufacturing-lead growth with India as … China, and the two have to be considered a joint global presence. India and China are thus viewed in the literature in …

We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply … international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade between Brazil and China surging after 2001 and China is now Brazil … rates suggest that China will become the dominant trade partner for Brazil surprisingly soon. -- economic relationship …