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Ritzen, Jozef M. M.; Haas, Jasmina - 2016

The decrease in the rule of law and in control of corruption in several EU countries is a threat to the cohesion in the EU. Brexit has reinforced the centrifugal forces in the EU. To counter this threat the EU needs to engage in unpopular measures as they infringe on the Member States'...

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Past dominations, current institutions and the Italian regional economic performance

Di Liberto, Adriana; Sideri, Marco - 2015

We study the connection between economic performance and the quality of government institutions for the sample of 103 … unified Italian State. Our results suggest that past historical institutions play a significant role on the current public … confirms that the quality of institutions matters for development, and that history can be used to find suitable instruments. …

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Economic freedom and economic crisis

Bjørnskov, Christian - 2015

In this paper, I explore the politically contested association between the degree of capitalism, captured by measures of economic freedom, and the risk and characteristics of economic crisis. After offering some brief theoretical considerations, I estimate the effects of economic freedom on...

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The formal-informal economy dualism in a retrospective of economic thought since the 1940s

Clement, Christine - 2015

Central to the scientific debate about the 'informal sector' and the validity of the concept used to be a twofold challenge. The crux laid not only in the objective to explain the widely visible persistence of the informal economy in developing countries, but also in the identification of its...

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Ethnic favoritism : an axiom of politics?

De Luca, Giacomo; Hodler, Roland; Raschky, Paul A.; … - 2015

phenomenon, which is present in poor as well as rich countries; that political institutions have a weak effect on ethnic …

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The rule of law : measurement and deep roots

Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan - 2015

all. Our empirical evidence does, however, support not only the "primacy of institutions" view, but also the important …

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Institutions and poverty : a critical comment based on evolving currents and debates

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2014

Tebaldi & Mohan (2010, JDS) have established an empirical nexus between institutions and monetary poverty. We first … underlying study that institutions could have an indirect effect on multidimensional poverty. In other words, the poverty … eradication effect of institutions is through income-average as opposed to income-inequality. We discuss the confirmed findings in …

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Do weak institutions prolong crises? : on the identification, characteristics, and duration of declines during economic slumps

Bluhm, Richard; Crombrugghe, Denis de; Szirmai, Adam - 2014

institutions precede crises and, interestingly, positive reforms occur thereafter. Strong institutions shorten the duration of … interaction effect suggests they can be offset by appropriate institutions. …

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Oil rent, entrepreneurial start-ups, and institutional quality : insights from African oil-rich countries

Ajide, Folorunsho M.; Soyemi, Kenny Adedapo - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 10 (2022) 1, pp. 35-49

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the moderating effect of institutional quality in the relationship between oil rents and entrepreneurial start-ups for oil-rich countries in Africa. Research Design & Methods: The study employed panel regression techniques that included...

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Are constitutional characteristics a proxy for institutional quality? : evidence from 109 countries

Evrensel, Ayşe Y. - In: Cogent economics & finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-33

discussion of institutions and states that constitutions are an example of a formal institution. As any other formal institution …, constitutions are also influenced by countries' informal institutions, including customs and belief systems. The novel content …

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