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that trigger migration. People may well want to stay in or move to relatively poor countries if institutions are good …, partly because good institutions have an intrinsic value for people and partly because good institutions may be a sign of … levels, we find that institutional quality matters significantly for migration. Poor institutions act as a push factor, while …
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We explore the potential effects of the first leaders of Sub-Saharan Africa. We first outline a set of theoretical reasons for why leaders may matter particularly at the critical juncture of African independence and why this influence may be persistent. In an unbalanced panel from 40 African...
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, who are renowned specialists in the area and with deep knowledge of the pertinent institutions in Sweden and the US. These … ; Institutions ; Firm growth ; Economic dynamism …
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-employment. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation ; Institutions ; Regulation ; Self-employment …
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In this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of capitalism, captured by measures of economic freedom, and the risk and characteristics of economic crisis. After offering some brief theoretical considerations, I estimate the effects of economic freedom on...
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important to look at minority-specific effects of policies and institutions and not solely at the effects for the average … citizen, as well as the transmission mechanisms through which policies and institutions affect life satisfaction. We find that …
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necessary to establish appropriate rules and institutions for school competition. Instead, ill-conceived grading and curriculum …-profit producers, must account for how institutions and incentive structures affect behavior. …
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This essay argues that the most crucial institution of any school system is its view of knowledge - from which virtually all other aspects of a school are derived: the content of its curricula, its pedagogical practices, and the incentives that motivate its members. To make this case, we outline...
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