the first time the negative impact of cronyism on economic growth. In the early 2000s, a policy shift in Egypt led to the … 1996 and 2006 experienced lower aggregate employment growth during the period than those that did not. A wide array of …

This study is a first contribution to prioritization across productivity determinant capabilities that attempts to …

This paper explores the link between Brazil's political institutions and its disappointing productivity and growth in … and cuts in unprotected expenditures, which put a drag on productivity and growth. In a context of robust checks and … distortions that conspire against its realization. While some improvements in productivity and growth have occurred in the past …

This paper looks at economic growth and its fundamental determinants in Russia over the last decades. It starts by … showing that, contrary to the views of some political commentators, growth is highly important for the popularity of president … Putin. Furthermore, regular models of growth are relevant to Russia and other transition countries over the last two decades …

The literature has identified that countries with higher levels of openness tend to present a larger government sector … as a way to reduce the risks to the economy that openness entails. This paper argues that there are a number of policies … between openness and the size of government might be mediated by the quality of its public sector. While countries with weak …