Political Economy of famines mainly focuses on political regimes to understand the role of institutions. In this paper …, we investigate a broader concept, state legitimacy, and its role on one specific development outcome, famine management … of Sub-Saharan countries observed from 1980 to 2005, we use three empirical strategies: logit on famine occurrence …

A substantial literature has examined the determinants of support for democracy and although existing work has found a … are less supportive of democracy than males in a number of countries. Using data for 20 Sub-Saharan African countries, we …

considers the impact of famine on aggregate adolescent human capital formation in Sub-Saharan Africa. We parameterize a joint … adolescent human capital and food nutrition production function to estimate the effects of famine on primary school completion … associated with famine in Sub-Saharan Africa have large negative effects on the acquisition of human capital by adolescents and …

to be thought of as extra-economic dimensions such as subjective forms of poverty, quality of institutions (especially … public institutions) and type of political regime or, more generally speaking, the society’s system of values. To meet this …, Governance and Democracy) were added to the 1-2-3 surveys carried out in 2001, 2002 or 2003 in major cities in eight countries …

regard with which American politicians and institutions are held is apparent from reading the front page of every major … chipped away at the integrity of government officials and institutions. Many people are starting to think of secession as a …

of as extra-economic dimensions such as subjective forms of poverty, quality of institutions (especially public … institutions) and type of political regime or, more generally speaking, the society’s system of values. To meet this major … Democracy) were added to the 1-2-3 surveys carried out in 2001, 2002 or 2003 in major cities in eight countries (Benin, Burkina …

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. …

institutions have an effect on tax performance in SSA that diminishes over time (as the economy grows and new institutions emerge). …