This paper studies whether institutions matter for economic performance. For this aim, we first construct a simple … framework illustrating how to examine the interaction between institutions and economic performance from a different point of … interaction between institutions and economic performance in Turkey. Co-integration analysis finds a long-run relationship between …

This paper presents an integrated overview of the literature linking institutions, financial development and economic … impact of institutions on growth through financial development. …

Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient institutions in response to changing economic conditions? And why do … institutions. When new technologies emerge, uncertainty results from a lack of understanding how the technology will fit with … prevailing ideologies and institutions. This uncertainty discourages investment in institutions and the cultural capital …

ventures. That is followed by three papers that focus on the institutions that (fail to) channel financial resources to such … ventures and two papers that analyze the relevance of labor market institutions. The special issue concludes with two papers … investigating how the interplay of institutions and productive entrepreneurship results in economic growth. …

Why do some societies fail to adopt more efficient political and economic institutions in response to changing economic … productivity, cultural beliefs and institutions. In our model, production shocks that benefit one sector of the economy may induce …

Institutions, defined as "the rules of the game in society", drive economic growth and prosperity. Institutions often … financial systems, contract enforcement) and informal (traditions, taboos, codes of conduct) institutions. Church …-state relationships hundreds of years ago affect informal institutions like work ethic, preferences for rationality or spirituality, and …