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Protection of Property Rights and Growth as Political Equilibria

Asoni, Andrea - 2008

This paper presents a survey of the literature on property rights and economic growth. It discusses different theoretical mechanisms that relate property rights to economic development. Lack of protection of property rights can result in slow economic growth through different channels:...

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Do migrants improve governance at home? Evidence from a voting experiment

Batista, Cátia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by …

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The Historical Roots of Corruption and Economic Development in Italy

Petrarca, Ilaria; Ricciuti, Roberto - 2013

We claim that a sequential mechanism linking history to development exists: first, history defines the quality of social capital; then, social capital determines the level of corruption; finally, corruption affects economic performance. We test this hypothesis on a dataset of Italian provinces,...

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Values and norms matter: on the basic determinants of long-run economic development

Voigt, Stefan; Park, Sang-Min - 2008

Over the last couple of decades, it has become a commonplace to claim that institutions matter" for economic … development. Yet, institutions are not exogenous but the result of hu-man action. It is argued here that the values and norms held … by substantial parts of society’s members are an important determinant of its institutions. It is further argued that …

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Mergers and acquisitions - the standing of theory in the quest for better institutions and policy

Jensen, Camilla - 2010

growth). The deficiencies in the standing of theory will be reflected in weak institutions to handle the political processes … different variants of capitalism. - -Economic Growth, Institutions, Mergers and Acquisitions, the Resource Based View, Variants …

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Determinants of firms' investment behaviour: A multilevel approach

Farla, Kristine - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

some evidence which suggests that foreign owned firms located in countries with `good' institutions invest relatively more. …

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Protection of Property Rights and Growth as Political Equilibria

Asoni, Andrea - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008

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The Problem of Southern Italy: From the Lack of Capital to Illegal Intermediation

Monte, Alfredo Del - In: QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria (2010) 2

were recommended. In more recent years the main focus has been on the idea that institutions matter and that aid policy to … institutions. The four articles written by Barucci from 1970 to 2007 show how economic thought on the Mezzogiorno evolved. The …

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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro - Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), … - 2009

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by …

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The Causal Effect of Market Participation on Trust: An Experimental Investigation Using Randomized Control

Al-Ubaydli, Omar; Houser, Daniel; Nye, John V.C.; … - Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (ICES), … - 2011

In randomized control laboratory experiments, we find that those primed to think about markets exhibit more trusting behavior. We randomly and unconsciously prime experimental participants to think about markets and trade. We then ask them to play a trust game involving an anonymous stranger. We...

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