collected by the authors in June 2012, we investigate the factors that are correlated with knowledge of the formal institutions …. There is evidence of a clear gender distinction both in terms of the knowledge of the formal institutions, and in income … likely to benefit from the knowledge of formal institutions of disability. Through our analysis we have sought to expand the …

were recommended. In more recent years the main focus has been on the idea that institutions matter and that aid policy to … institutions. The four articles written by Barucci from 1970 to 2007 show how economic thought on the Mezzogiorno evolved. The …

We ran principal component regressions of growth and income on existing measures of institutions to assess which are … the most important for economic performance. We find that broadly defined institutions of checks and balances as well as a … democratic and anti-authoritarian culture are the most robust institutional determinants of long-run growth in income. …

religion on fatalistic beliefs seem to be an important element determining fatalistic tendencies. However there are not large …

crucial role of informal and formal institutions concerning economic development. However, a high proportion of Protestant … to depart from pure economic facts to examine economic development. Therefore, this article analyzes the impact of … institutions, geography, and integration on per capita income. Concerning theoretical reasoning, emphasis is on the emergence of …

effects of religion as part of the country’s culture and institutions affect the country’s level of entrepreneurship beyond …This article focuses on the impact of religious institutions on entrepreneurship. We find clear evidence that different … religious institutions have a significantly different impact on the tendency to become an entrepreneur. Our article makes …

religion on FDI allocation. We establish empirically that both bilateral religious similarity and bilateral religious diversity … efficiency of their institutions. …

religion on FDI allocation. We establish empirically that both bilateral religious similarity and bilateral religious diversity … efficiency of their institutions. …