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El peso del sector público en la economía: resumen de la literatura y aplicación al caso español
Sanz, Carlos
, based on citizens’ preferences, that include the notion of the perception of justice and trust in public institutions. Third … institutions, and the system of government. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013267760
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Three essays on adaptive learning, institutions and multiple equilibria
Steiger, Laura Christina - 2009
This dissertation examines the role that institutions play in the existence of multiple equilibria in models of … dissertation presents an empirical test for the role that human capital and institutions may play in transitions between equilibria … probabilities. I find that political and economic institutions are similar in their effects on transitions arid that the time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447394
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Economic growth, innovation systems, and institutional change: “A Trilogy in Five Parts”
Parto, Saeed; Ciarli, Tommaso; Arora, Saurabh - 2006
institutions.There is widespread agreement among most economists on the positive reinforcing linkbetween innovation and growth …. However, the importance of institutions as catalysts in thislink has not been adequately examined. The concept of innovation … innovation systems are used as a foundation to propose a newperspective on the role of institutions and a framework for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475905
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Cyclical Expenditure Policy, Output Volatility, and Economic Growth
Badinger, Harald - 2011
This paper provides a comprehensive empirical assessment of the relation between the cyclicality of fiscal expenditure policy, output volatility, and economic growth, using a large cross-section of 88 countries over the period 1960 to 2004. Identification of the effects of (endogenous) cyclical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480897
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El gasto público en España desde una perspectiva Europea
Alloza Frutos, Mario; Brunet, Júlia; Forte de Campos, …
Este documento presenta un análisis pormenorizado de la estructura del gasto público en España y de su evolución reciente, en comparación con el resto de los países europeos. España presenta un peso del sector Administraciones Públicas (AAPP) asimilable al de los países de su entorno,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013366022
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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance
Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010
This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439052
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Wage inequality and productivity growth: motivating carrots and crippling sticks: SKOPE Research Paper No. 40, Spring 2002
Rogers, Mark; Vernon, Guy - 2002
Wage inequality is a particular focus of attention not only in public debates over the need for social regulation to support equity, but those over the implications of social regulation for productive performance. The present paper employs panel techniques to examine the comparative historical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441373
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Macroeconomic and institutional determinants of stock market development in MENA region: new results from a panel data analysis
Cherif, Monther; Gazdar, Kaothar - 2010
This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic environment and institutional quality on stock market development, using data from 14 MENA countries over the period of 1990-2007. Using both panel data and instrumental variable techniques, we find that income level, saving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441711
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Characteristics of resources and the provision of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Germany: the cases of fruit tree meadows and wolf protection
Thiel, Andreas; Schleyer, Christian; Plieninger, Tobias - 2011
provision is governed. This paper scrutinizes determinants of institutions that regulate the provision of biodiversity and … design of institutions. In the case of wolf protection, the state uses its power to modify property rights in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442285
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Measuring the Potential of Unilateral CDM - A Pilot Study -
Jahn, Michael; Michaelowa, Axel; Raubenheimer, Stefan; … - 2004
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was originally seen as an instrument with a bilateral character where an entity from an industrialised country invests in a project in a developing country (DC). Also, multilateral funds were envisaged that would bundle investments to spread project risks....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442318