There is a consensus among scholars that institutions (i.e. norms and regulations) are country specific. The paper aims … to contribute to the debate by examining the type of institutions which have been the most important for growth in … transition countries. It employs a new set of the institutional variables published by the World Bank against the commonly used …

Growth empirics with institutional measures is performed for 25 transition countries overthe period 1990-95. Estimation … results suggest that (particularly state) institutions aresignificant for growth and, especially, foreign direct investment … performance in transition countries than institutionsper se. This suggests that macroeconomic stabilization and peace should be …

This paper focuses on the role of institutions in poverty alleviation, where both poverty and institutions are … squarely founded on the transition economies of the EEFSU region, is that reducing average poverty is not enough. Existing and … strength of the institutions (economic, political and social) is possibly the single most agent of significance to bring about …

This paper focuses on the role of "institutions" in poverty alleviation, where both poverty and institutions are … squarely founded on the transition economies of the EEFSU region, is that reducing average poverty is not enough. Existing and … that the underlying strength of the institutions (economic, political and social) is possibly the single most agent of …

increasing unhappiness which accompanied the transition process, including deteriorating public goods, rising inequality, income … satisfaction differentials between transition and non-transition economies. In this paper, I specifically examine the life … satisfaction gap between post-socialist and advanced countries and the role of political institutions in explaining this gap. My …

alternative institutions on economic behavior; Libecap said that "the new institutional economics retains its general attachment … rests: formal and informal institutions, property rights, and transaction costs. Then I develop the interaction thesis and …