How (Not) to Measure Institutions

The statement “institutions matter” has become commonplace. A precondition for it to be supported by empirical evidence, is, however, that institutions are measurable. Glaeser et al. (2004) attacks many studies claiming to prove the relevance of institutions for economic development as being based o...

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Published in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 37-2009)
Main Author: Voigt, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2009
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