Productivity is the main factor holding back long-term economic growth in Italy. Since the
second half of the 1990s, productivity growth has been feeble both by historical standards …

Abstract The study," Technology and Innovation to Growth of Entrepreneurship and
Financial Boost: A Decade in Review (2013-2023)," critically explores the intersectionality of …

We review the literature that links institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth
outcomes, focusing in particular on empirical research. Most of the literature has an …

In the last decade, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting
that the historical origin of a country's laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal …

Until the 1990's, US markets were more competitive than European markets. Today,
European markets have lower concentration, lower excess profits, and lower regulatory …

What do we know about the relationship between innovation and productivity among firms?
The workhorse model of this relationship is presented and the implications of analysis using …

We present new data on effective corporate income tax rates in 85 countries in 2004. The
data come from a survey, conducted jointly with PricewaterhouseCoopers, of all taxes …

This paper investigates the question of whether corruption might 'grease the wheels' of an
economy. We investigate whether and to what extent the impact of regulations on …

Why are some countries less corrupt and better governed than others? Challenging
conventional explanations on the remarkable differences in quality of government …

The importance of a well-functioning legal and regulatory system in creating an effective
market economy is now widely accepted. One flagship project that tries to measure the …