entrepreneurship and development economics suggest that unpacking the black box nature of institutions may benefit from incorporating …It is often claimed that entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic growth and development. These claims are mostly … generated by scholars working in the field of entrepreneurship and management studies. In contrast, development economics …

We analyze the role of risk-sharing institutions in transitions to modern economies. Transitions requires individual …-level, idiosyncratic risk implies that distinct risk-sharing institutions - even those providing the same level of insurance - can lead to … different growth trajectories if they differently motivate risk-taking. Historically, risk sharing institutions were selected …

disease burden, etc. It demonstrates that relative influence of institutions varies across stages of development. …The paper aims to examine the role of institutions relative to economic policy and geography in explaining the … differential level of development across countries over time. To that end, it attempts to construct a Development Quality Index …

impact of institutions on development. The preliminary cross-country findings show that (i) institutional quality positively …The paper uses nonparametric methodology to examine the role of institutions in understanding differential levels of … development across countries. This technique estimates first order derivatives for every country allowing a deeper look into the …

creates continuous and dichotomous indices. We use the SVM indices to investigate the effect of democratic institutions on … economic development, and find that democracies grow faster than autocracies. Furthermore, we illustrate how the estimation …

been adopted by development analysts, and where fresh thinking is needed, particularly in the light of changes occurring in …

of development but was deeply pessimistic about Asia's future prospects. Since then, contrary to Myrdal's expectations …, Asia's development has been remarkable, although transformations have been uneven across countries and unequal between … the amazing story of economic development in Asia over the past 50 years. It begins with reflections on Gunnar Myrdal, the …

creates continuous and dichotomous indices. We use the SVM indices to investigate the effect of democratic institutions on … economic development, and find that democracies grow faster than autocracies. Furthermore, we illustrate how the estimation …

of development but was deeply pessimistic about Asia's future prospects. Since then, contrary to Myrdal's expectations …, Asia's development has been remarkable, although transformations have been uneven across countries and unequal between … the amazing story of economic development in Asia over the past 50 years. It begins with reflections on Gunnar Myrdal, the …

We argue that the partition of ethnic groups following the Scramble for Africa does not itself matter for development … representation which may promote ethnic mobilization and foster support for informal (rather than formal) institutions which then may … affect development. Furthermore, the analysis of data from the Afrobarometer shows that the persistence of informal …