is positive for high income countries; however, the strength of the relationship declines with weaker institutions and …

is positive for high income countries; however, the strength of the relationship declines with weaker institutions and …

each other, set off a race between their autochthonous state-building projects, which determines their extent and … developed into independent states, as agriculture provided the fertile ground for state-formation, while isolation provided time … reproducing a mega-state in the area that became China and on the determinants of its borders with other states. …

institutions and early development. Our instrumental-variables estimates provide evidence of a robust, positive effect of openness …

-of-origin composition of a county matters. Moreover, the culture, institutions, and human capital that the immigrant groups brought with …

institutions. We review work with a theoretical, empirical, and historical bent to assess the presence of a two-way causal effect … between culture and institutions. …

institutions. We improve and expand upon previous studies by (i) examining decade-long migration flows that (ii) include flows not … migrants. Once economic freedoms are controlled for, measures of political institutions do not enter significantly into our …