Similar Search Results

Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions Over Geography and Integration in Economic Development

Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind; Trebbi, Francesco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We estimate the respective contributions of institutions, geography, and trade in determining income levels around the … world, using recently developed instruments for institutions and trade. Our results indicate that the quality of … institutions 'trumps' everything else. Once institutions are controlled for, measures of geography have at best weak direct effects …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667122

Institutions For High-Quality Growth: What They Are And How To Acquire Them

Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This paper opens with a discussion of the types of institutions that allow markets to perform adequately. While we can … identify in broad terms what these are, there is no unique mapping between markets and the non-market institutions that … institutions. A range of evidence indicates that participatory democracies enable higher-quality growth. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791566

In Search of the Holy Grail: Policy Convergence, Experimentation and Economic Performance

Mukand, Sharun W.; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We consider a model of policy choice in which appropriate policies depend on a country’s own circumstances, but the presence of a successful leader generates an informational externality and results in too little ‘policy experimentation’. Corrupt governments are reined in while honest...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136734

Development (paradigm) failures

Hodler, Roland; Dreher, Axel - In: Journal of Development Economics 101 (2013) C, pp. 63-74

political institutions follow the paradigm more closely. Hence, our model suggests that development paradigms have a tendency to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010636581

Investment in Education Inputs and Incentives

Behrman, Jere R. - In: Handbook of Development Economics

family or individual decisions given past, current and expected future resources, markets, policies, and other institutions …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010702977

Decentralization as a disincentive for transnational terror? An empirical test

Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2008

Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Taking account of the potential simultaneity between terror and decentralization, our results show that expenditure...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005731496

Does Terror Threaten Human Rights? Evidence from Panel Data

Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Siemers, Lars-H. R. - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2007

The paper presents a political economy model linking terror and governments’ respect for human rights. Using panel data for 111 countries over the period 1973-2002, we then empirically analyze whether and to what extent terror affects human rights – measured by three indices covering a wide...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005731515

Una brecha amplia: cultura y desarrollo económico

Díaz Mier, Miguel Angel; Galindo Martín, Miguel Angel - In: Información comercial española : ICE : revista de … (2001), pp. 31-41

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001622696

Rule of Law, Democracy, Openness and Income: Estimating the Interrelationships

Rigobon, Roberto; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We estimate the interrelationships among economic institutions, political institutions, openness, and income levels … openness and better institutions, but these effects are not very strong. Rule of law and democracy tend to be mutually …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666734

On the Efficacy of Reforms: Policy Tinkering, Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship

Iyigun, Murat; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We analyse the interplay of policy reform and entrepreneurship in a model where investment decisions and policy outcomes are both subject to uncertainty. The production costs of non-traditional activities are unknown and can only be discovered by entrepreneurs who make sunk investments. The...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791665