This paper presents an empirical examination of economic and institutional development. Utilizing a novel data set on … American Indian tribal nations, we investigate how constitutional design affects economic development, while holding the … parliamentary systems (versus presidential) have a strong positive effect on economic development, while ordinary least squares …

This paper investigates the causal effect of changes in health on economic development using a long panel of European … population growth. -- mortality ; economic development ; growth ; public health care …

also suggest the potential relevance of a channel linking geography to economic development that has not been investigated …

of economic development. Favorable economic institutions ensure the appropriability of rents in form of a state of law …, institutions shape the income distribution. Simulations illustrate how inequality affects the development process and may lead to …