-colonial autocratic institutions within ethnic groups and the emergence of autocratic institutions across countries. Diversity has … amplified the importance of institutions in mitigating the adverse effects of non-cohesiveness on productivity, while … contributing to the scope for domination, leading to the formation of institutions of the autocratic type. …

institutions have been found to be decisive for the break out of stagnation and for explaining cross-country income differences by … stages of economic development. Our paper aims to contribute to close this gap by focusing on the phenomenon of the middle …

The so-called 'deep determinants' of economic growth and development (namely, geography, institutions, and integration … stages of economic development. Our paper aims to close this gap by focusing on the phenomenon of the middle-income trap (MIT …

creates continuous and dichotomous indices. We use the SVM indices to investigate the effect of democratic institutions on … economic development, and find that democracies grow faster than autocracies. Furthermore, we illustrate how the estimation …

entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity … other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural …

Ethnic and religious fractionalization have important effects on economic growth and development, but their role in … ecclesiastical conflicts shows that religous fractionalization likely has negative effects on economic growth. …

It is often claimed that entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic growth and development. These claims are mostly … entrepreneurship and development economics suggest that unpacking the black box nature of institutions may benefit from incorporating … an entrepreneur. Thus, even if entrepreneurship is not a binding constraint on economic development, it may still be …

' persistent characteristics, such as their institutions. Among our findings are that macroeconomic policies affect development …