A new line of theoretical and empirical literature emphasizes the pivotal role of fair institutions for growth. We … dramatic drop in cooperation (and growth), when inequality is increased by a selfserving dictator. No such effect is observed … adverse growth effect of the interaction between the degree and the genesis of inequality. We conclude that economies giving …

We explore a newly available dataset on quality of growth to investigate the effect of institutions on growth quality … established. First, institutions are positively related to the quality of growth. Second, institutions have significantly … contributed to growth quality in increasing order during the following time intervals: 2005-2011, 1995-1999 and 2000-2004. Third …

Recent studies find that democratization increases economic growth. However, these studies do not always consider the … channels through which democratization raises growth. This study considers whether or not democratization improves institutions … that have often been argued to increase economic growth. Utilizing a panel dataset from 1984 to 2007 for 127 countries, we …

This paper proposes a new quality of growth index (QGI) for developing countries. The index encompasses both the … intrinsic nature and social dimensions of growth, and is computed for over 90 countries for the period 1990-2011. The approach … is premised on the fact that not all growth is created equal in terms of social outcomes, and that it does matter how one …

The interaction between environmental pollution and economic growth determines the achievement of the green growth … and SPM. This implies that the green growth objective can be pursued in Nigeria with concerted efforts. Other … environmental pollution indicators did not exert significant influence on economic growth. Therefore, it is recommended that Nigeria …

This paper investigates the nonlinear relationship between tourism and economic growth using a balanced sample of 58 … asymmetric threshold effect of tourism on economic growth. By utilizing an endogenous threshold regression model, we show that a … single tourism threshold cutoff exists and that tourism receipts influence growth only till the threshold cutoff point in all …