It is argued that Blockchain technology can sustain any transaction of value in a manner that is secure and independent of interpersonal trust. Yet, there remains little understanding on whether and how this technology enables trust-free transactions. This paper provides a novel theoretical...

The arguments that property rights and taxation positively affect development are well established in separate literatures, but the link between property rights and taxation is understudied. To address this gap, we theorize that formalization of individual property rights facilitates economic...

This paper argues that government quality – operationalized as the ability of government to treat all their citizens in an impartial way – levels the ‘playing field' for economic agents with and without connections to politicians and administrators in government, therefore encouraging...

The QoG Survey is a unique data set with information on the structure and behavior of public administration in a range of different countries. The data covers 159 countries and is based on a web survey of 1294 experts.The dataset covers different dimensions of Quality of Government, such as,...

The arguments that property rights and taxation positively affect development are well established in separate literatures, but the link between property rights and taxation is understudied. To address this gap, we theorize that formalization of individual property rights facilitates economic...

The general purpose of the QoG Expert Survey is to measure the structure and behavior of public administration across countries. The survey covers a variety of topics which are seen as relevant to the structure and functioning of the public administration according to the literature, but on...

Since the transition to agricultural production, property rights to land have been a key institution for economic development. Clearly defined land rights provide economic agents with increased access to credit, secure returns on investment, free up resources used to defend one's land rights,...