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, and address the possible endogeneity of corruption by applying an …

; institutions ; social capital ; history …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 …

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, and address the possible endogeneity of corruption by applying an …

confirms that the quality of institutions matters for development, and that history can be used to find suitable instruments. …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. …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. …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 …

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 …

We investigate the relationship between corruption and economic performance, focusing on the historical roots of the … former. 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 …

This paper argues that corruption in Russia is systemic in nature. Low wage levels of public officials provide strong … incentives to engage in corruption. As corruption is illegal, corrupt officials can be exposed any time, which enforces loyalty … towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a method of governance. We trace the systemic corruption back to the Mongolian …