institutions have been found to be decisive for the break out of stagnation and for explaining cross-country income differences by …

The so-called 'deep determinants' of economic growth and development (namely, geography, institutions, and integration …

We study the implications of two historical institutions, direct British rule, and the heterogeneous land tenure … institutions implemented by the British, on disparity in present day development using district level data from India. Using …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions and growth. It discusses the various measures of trust … market and the product market. The last part reviews recent progress to identify how institutions and policies can affect …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions, and economic development. It discusses the various … recent progress to identify how institutions and policies can affect trust. …

underdeveloped markets for capital and information; (2) by discouraging the evolution of the economic and political institutions …

The quality of contracting institutions has been thought to be of second-order importance next to the impact that good … property rights institutions can have on long-run growth. Using a large range of proxies for each type of institution, we find … a robust negative link between the quality of contracting institutions and long-run growth when we condition on property …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions, and economic development. It discusses the various … recent progress to identify how institutions and policies can affect trust. …