Many cross-country studies acknowledge the indispensable role of institutions in promoting economic growth and in … sustaining economic development. So, their emphases have shifted to determine the most influential institution(s) in order to be … specific. While these papers are widespread in the recent literature, the role of institutions within-country level has not …

the interdependencies of institutions of different types and spatial scales. It aims at developing a conceptual framework … institutional change and economic evolution in regions. The paper offers a review on how institutions have been conceptualised in … interdependencies between different types of institutions for institutional change as well as economic outcomes. The concept of …

Di Cataldo 2014; Ketterer and Rodríguez-Pose 2014). The quality of institutions also influences micro variables such as … line with previous research which underlines the importance of the quality of institutions at the regional level while it …

contribute to Chinese urbanization. Finally, we show that better institutions in Concessions facilitated the emergence of modern …

incentives to neighboring aligned regions so as to stimulate investments' relocations, unfavorable treatment of nonaligned … businesspeople via legislative and administrative mechanisms, and reducing the amount of public investments necessary for development …

Does trade improve institutions and contribute to long run growth? I develop a theory of trade, in which trade … liberalization provides incentive to change institutions in two ways. On the one hand, trade leads to specialization according to … comparative advantage, expanding the industries that do not rely on contracting institutions in less developed countries. The …