development. Chapters 5 and 6 contribute to the debate on the effect of political and fiscal institutions on budgeting … inequality, institutions, and economic and infrastructure policies can influence welfare and political stability. Chapter 2 … institutions and health expenditure; (III) The common interest of health and the economy: Evidence from Covid-19 containment …

Entrepreneurship is generally regarded as a force of change, innovation, and development in modern economies … productive activities. We show that in this model two stable equilibria can emerge. As Baumol (1990) hypothesized, institutions … the importance of high quality institutions in developing countries and sheds light on the situation in conflict and post …

substantially during the last decades. At the same time, the quality of institutions in developing countries has also improved. The … literature investigates whether international migration can be an important factor for institutional development. Overall, the … findings indicate that emigration to institutionally developed countries induces a positive effect on home-country institutions. …

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 …