This paper examines micro-level channels of how financial development can affect macroeconomic outcomes like the level …

development model, based on high MNC penetration. -- International relations and international political economy ; economic … development ; technological change ; growth …

Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its … relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle can be resolved by considering the actual learning …

-averse individuals. -- happiness ; inequality ; economic growth ; development ; Easterlin paradox …

show that an increase in risk-aversion has important implications for economic development. -- natural disasters ; risk … aversion ; development …

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 …

1950s. Finally, we turn to the determinants of a broad array of development indicators for the year 1960 and for the 1960 … driving the above outcomes. -- race ; institutions ; development ; inequality ; education …

economic development. If the sociopolitical, legal and economic transformations in the Anglo-Saxon world in the last three … individual beliefs, social norms and informal cultural organizations. -- institutions ; economic growth ; development …

Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women … women had few rights before economic development took off. Is development the cause of expanding women's rights, or … conversely, do women's rights facilitate development? We argue that there is truth to both hypotheses. The literature on the …

In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … African economies. -- private sector size ; private sector development ; private consumption ; private investment ; national …