Domestic institutions can have profound effects on international trade. This chapter reviews
the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of this insight. Particular attention is paid to …

Background The premise that good governance will ultimately lead to better health
outcomes has been central to the proliferation of work in this area over the past decade …

We examine the extent to which Chinese government support of foreign direct investment
(FDI) projects and host country institutional environments interact with prior entry experience …

According to national accounts data, value added per worker is much higher in the
nonagricultural sector than in agriculture in the typical country, particularly in developing …

We investigate the role of national institutions on subnational African development in a novel
framework that accounts for both local geography and cultural-genetic traits. We exploit the …

Charron N., Dijkstra L. and Lapuente V. Regional governance matters: quality of government
within European Union member states, Regional Studies. This study presents novel data …

Based on the eclectic theory of entrepreneurship, this article analyzes macro-level
determinants of national rates of formal versus informal entrepreneurship. Our evaluation of …

This paper investigates the African financial development and financial inclusion gaps
relative to other peer developing countries. Using a set of variables related to financial …

International organizations, policy experts, and nongovernmental organizations promote
greater governmental transparency as a crucial reform to enhance accountability and curb …

In this paper, we examine the effects of pro-market institutions on both formal and informal
entrepreneurship. While formal entrepreneurship has long been studied in economic …