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Economic globalisation, institutions and environmental quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Yameogo, Claire E. W.; Omojolaibi, Joseph Ayoola; … - In: Research in globalization 3 (2021), pp. 1-9
institutions as the determinant of this relationship for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study deploys the technique of generalised …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605917
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Indigenous origins of institutions in sub-Saharan Africa
Torrance, Samantha - 2013
effect that these institutions may have had, and continue to have, on contemporary institutional performance. Using … current institutions and are shown to be complementary to existing measure of institutional quality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010200352
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Size matters : the effect of the scramble for Africa on informal institutions and development
Dimico, Arcangelo - 2014
representation which may promote ethnic mobilization and foster support for informal (rather than formal) institutions which then may …/tribal institutions related to property rights and the rule of law is one of the possible channels through which the size of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010347676
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Indigenous origins of institutions in sub-Saharan Africa
Torrance, Samantha - 2013
effect that these institutions may have had, and continue to have, on contemporary institutional performance. Using … current institutions and are shown to be complementary to existing measure of institutional quality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343271
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Leadership favouritism in Africa
Soumahoro, Souleymane - In: Applied economics letters 22 (2015) 13/15, pp. 1236-1239
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011312721
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Does it matter where you came from? : ancestry composition and economic performance of US counties, 1850 - 2010
Fulford, Scott L.; Petkov, Ivan; Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2015
-of-origin composition of a county matters. Moreover, the culture, institutions, and human capital that the immigrant groups brought with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528617
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The diaspora as a change agent in entrepreneurship-related institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kshetri, Nir - In: Journal of developmental entrepreneurship : JDE ; a … 18 (2013) 3, pp. 1-27
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Who trusts others? : community and individual determinants of social capital in a low income country
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz - 2016
This study presents new evidence on individual and community-specific determinants of social trust using data from 96 villages in Bangladesh. We find perceived institutional trust to be positively correlated with stated inter-personal trust. At the same time, there is significant social distance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528173
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An empirical note on tribalism and government effectiveness
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
This study assesses the relationship between tribalism (the tribalism index) and government effectiveness (per the World Bank) in 65 countries using cross-sectional data averages from 2000-2010. This study finds that countries with high-tribal populations generally enjoy bad governance in terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408488
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What aspects of society affect the quality of life of a minority? : global evidence from the new Gay Happiness Index
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Nilsson, Therese - 2015
important to look at minority-specific effects of policies and institutions and not solely at the effects for the average … citizen, as well as the transmission mechanisms through which policies and institutions affect life satisfaction. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410468