Particular sets of institutions, once they become established in a society, have a strong tendency to persist. In this … paper I argue that understanding how elites form and reproduce is key to understanding the persistence of institutions over … time. I illustrate this idea with a simple political economy theory of institutions and through examples from Liberia, the …

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

We examine whether frontier rule, which disallows frontier residents from 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 …

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

. Viewing institutional configurations as a system of multiple equilibria, the concepts of endogenous institutions and …

In the light of Mozambique's natural resources boom-especially its large-scale investments in mining, oil, and gas …

and carefully weigh conflicting interests of its partners against its own long-term interests. The institutions Mozambique …

premised on the understanding that institutions matter for development. However, there is no straightforward answer to the … question of what exactly 'institutions' are, how they change, or how they can be made to change to become more supportive of an …