Landlocked Countries, Institutions and Economic Dynamics

Development Strategy and Economic Institutions in Less Developed Countries

Fieldwork, Economic Theory and Research on Institutions in Developing Countries

Development economics has been the beneÞciary of a rich tradition of Þeld research. Within this broad tradition there is a huge variety of methods, from short qualitative studies to large-scale surveys. In this note, however, I focus on one point in this broad space of research methodologies iterative Þeld research in which the collection of data through surveys is combined with detailed observ...

Does Institutions Matter for Economic Development? Evidence for ASEAN Selected Countries

Abstract The theoretical and applied issues of the relationship between institutions and economic growth have thoroughly been examined in ASEAN countries. This study revisits the issue and tests the role of institutions in the economic growth using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) and uses a new method to examine the impact of the various institutions on the economic growth. We used dynam...

Institutions and Economic Performance

Those who analyze political institutions often employ broad labels. They refer to democracy or authoritarianism; presidential or parliamentary governments; or to systems of plurality or proportional representation. In this paper, I refrain from addressing politics at this level and adopt an approach that is far more micro-in perspective. The approach I take can be referred to as " neo-classical...

Do economic differences or institutions explain variance in the economic vote among countries

Despite all the methodological problems in defining the proper variables and methods to estimate it, an association between economic perceptions and vote choice or vote outcomes in the expected direction seems to be a regular feature of voting behavior. Nonetheless, there is important instability among elections and countries that tends to be attributed to methodological flaws or to contextual ...