Current orthodoxy suggests that the Industrial Revolution began in Europe because European institutions promoted …

In what sense are institutions a deep determinant of growth? In this paper, we address this question by examining the … factors in which institutions affect market integration more than market integration affects institutions. It was …

In what sense are institutions a deep determinant of growth? In this paper, we address this question by examining the … factors in which institutions affect market integration more than market integration affects institutions. It was …

transportation improvements converged to create city growth. We assess the impact of institutions on growth by allowing two ways for … institutions to affect growth. Institutions can directly affect growth, or it can impact on trade, which in turn affects growth …. Once we separately quantify the link from institutions to trade, and trade to growth, the independent effect of …

transportation improvements converged to create city growth. We assess the impact of institutions on growth by allowing two ways for … institutions to affect growth. Institutions can directly affect growth, or it can impact on trade, which in turn affects growth …. Once we separately quantify the link from institutions to trade, and trade to growth, the independent effect of …