The paper aims to examine the role of institutions relative to economic policy and geography in explaining the … indicate that institutions matter in the context of specific economic policy mixes and geography related factors illustrated by … disease burden, etc. It demonstrates that relative influence of institutions varies across stages of development. …

economic policies and institutions of newly acceded WTO members. It shows that the process of obtaining WTO membership, under … certain circumstances, can lead to a positive improvement in domestic economic policies and institutions. The difference …

The paper uses nonparametric methodology to examine the role of institutions in understanding differential levels of … impact of institutions on development. The preliminary cross-country findings show that (i) institutional quality positively … parametric results established in the literature, the nonparametric analysis lends further support to the view that institutions …