to 2003. More precisely, this paper derives measures for similarity of institutions and structural reforms, and … bilateral data. Our findings indicate a strong instantaneous relationship between both similarity of institutions as well as …

: culture, corruption, and institutions. The last offers the most convincing explanation for mediocre growth. Hence, to raise … corruption; and above all, focused and sustained development of functional capitalistic institutions. …

This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to … institutions cover all aspects of migration including but not limited to predeployment, deployment, onsite support services, and …

Ineffective institutions increase transaction costs and reduce trade. This paper shows that differences in the … effectiveness of institutions offer an explanation for the tendency of OECD countries to trade disproportionately with each other …

This paper studies the effect of institutions on trade flows, using a gravity modelapproach. We start from a standard …-18%. Furthermore, a better quality of formal institutions tends to coincide with moretrade. An increase in regulatory quality of one …

estimate gravity equations to investigate how trade patterns are affected by variation in the quality of institutions across … countries. The results show that institutions matter most for trade in differentiated goods. This variation in the importance of …

This paper uses a large panel of bilateral bank flow data to assess how institutions and politics affect international …), well-functioning institutions are a key driving force for international bank flows. Specifically, foreign banks invest … banking system. 3) Beyond institutions, politics exert also a firstorder impact. 4) The European Integration process has …