We examine whether frontier rule, which disallows frontier residents from recourse to formal institutions of conflict …

We examine whether frontier rule, which disallows frontier residents from a recourse to formal institutions of conflict …

institutions. Drawing on micro-level panel data from Germany spanning an 18-month period from the onset of the pandemic, we show … trust in institutions. We present empirical evidence to argue that the underlying mechanism is a perceived illegitimate …

The paper explores a phenomenon often observed in transition economies, when newly established institutions are misused … incidences institutions become sources of private gains and lose their value-creation role and capacity. We offer a typology of … governments and societies fail to serve as institutions' guardians. Implications misused institutions for economic and political …

officials', even when non-corrupt, significantly distort anti-corruption institutions by choosing a lower detection probability …

-existing institutions. These results are consistent with a theoretical model in which armed groups capture local organizations for strategic …

This paper studies the legacies of wartime institutions, measured as rebelocracy, on the ability of households to cope …

Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the … elements of vertical accountability that are necessary for democracy. On the other hand, aid was not very successful at …