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The geographic dimensions of institutions
Bhupatiraju S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
In this paper we examine the role of institutions relative to economic performance, absolute geography and financial performance of a country. In order to do this, we use the spatial principal component analysis and a spatial canonical correlation analysis to obtain multi-dimensional measure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011103323
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PHYSICAL AND HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF INCOME AND INEQUALITY
BALDI, GUIDO - In: Journal of Economic Development 38 (2013) 3, pp. 57-83
We study how financial and educational institutions affect the evolution of income and income inequality in an overlapping generations model with heterogenous agents. While the literature mostly focuses on either physical or human capital, we make an attempt to study the joint evolution of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010698153
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The poverty effect of democratization
Dörffel, Christoph; Freytag, Andreas - 2021
In this paper we examine the interrelatedness between regime types of democracy and non-democracy and poverty reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164769
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The poverty effect of democratization: Disaggregating democratic institutions
Dörffel, Christoph - 2021
are more important for poverty reduction than institutions that capture formal aspects of democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013164770
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The poverty effect of democratization
Dörffel, Christoph; Freytag, Andreas - 2021
In this paper we examine the interrelatedness between regime types of democracy and non-democracy and poverty reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650879
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The poverty effect of democratization : disaggregating democratic institutions
Dörffel, Christoph - 2021
are more important for poverty reduction than institutions that capture formal aspects of democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650889
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Is there any Relationship between Environment, Human Development, Political and Governance Regimes? Evidences from a Cross-Country Analysis
Mukherjee, Sacchidananda; Chakraborty, Debashis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
represented by Human Development Index (2007) and Human Poverty Index (2006). Democracy Index (2008) and Corruption Perceptions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493580
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Political Factors and Health Outcomes: Insight from Argentina's Provinces
McGuire, James W. - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010
This paper explores whether political factors were associated with health outcomes across Argentina's 23 provinces and Federal Capital from 1983 to 2005, controlling for national trends, per capita economic output, and other provincial specificities. The introduction of a gender quota for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008673313
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The relationship between economic growth and democracy : alternative representations of technological change
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Nam-Seok - 2017
This study investigates the relationship between economic growth and democracy by estimating a nation's production … shifters model enabled this study to find possible known channels between economic growth and democracy. Empirical results … based on a panel data of 144 countries observed for 1980-2014 show that democracy had a robust positive impact on economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704213
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The relationship between economic growth and democracy : alternative representations of technological change
Kim, Nam-Seok; Heshmati, Almas - 2017
This study investigates the relationship between economic growth and democracy by estimating a nation's production … shifters model enabled this study to find possible known channels between economic growth and democracy. Empirical results … based on a panel data of 144 countries observed for 1980-2014 show that democracy had a robust positive impact on economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114598