societal environment. Taking a cultural approach and referring to the newer literature on the transfer of institutions, we try … to improve the understanding of the interrelation between formal and informal institutions. Our central thesis is that … the ?reaction rate? of informal institutions depends on their compatibility with imported formal institutions. The …

societal environment. Taking a cultural approach and referring to the newer literature on the transfer of institutions, we try … to improve the understanding of the interrelation between formal and informal institutions. Our central thesis is that … the "reaction rate" of informal institutions depends on their compatibility with imported formal institutions. The …

The paper emphasizes the transition in Russia and the role institutions played before and during the process. In Russia …

Migration is an important and yet neglected determinant of institutions. The paper documents the channels through which … emigration affects home country institutions and considers dynamic-panel regressions for a large sample of developing countries …

) informal institutions. Overall, the proposed institutional changes move in a liberalizing direction; however, one …

We study economies where improving the quality of institutions - modeled as improving contract enforcement - requires …

We analyze the endogenous evolution of economic and political institutions and the interdependencies with the process … of economic development. Favorable economic institutions ensure the appropriability of rents in form of a state of law … necessary. Inequality in endowments and incomes prolongs the absence of good institutions and delays democratization. Conversely …

ideal types of firms that dominate different kinds of market economies. Institutions governing trust and authority … institutions remain critical influences on transnational authority sharing and whether MNCs develop transnational organisational …