Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the alleged link between institutional quality and economic performance in 27 Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) countries during the period 1984‐2003. Design/methodology/approach – Four institutions' quality indicators, namely government...

Purpose This paper aims to study the effects of the strength of patent enforcement on economic growth following the signing of the agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the role of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in mediating and enhancing this...