This study consists of three empirical essays that analyse the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment, institutions and growth linkages and subjective well-being in transition countries.

This dissertation contains four independent chapters. Chapter 1 analyzes the impact of vertical integration on quality provision. Chapter 2 seeks to explain the pervasiveness of uncoordinated corruption. Chapter 3 proposes a theory of political agency. Chapter 4 is an inquiry into the...

Political institutions matter for the incentives of politicians to implement economic reforms. This dissertation presents tools of analysis for understanding how political institutions constrain and shape the incentives of political decision-makers. Thus, it identifies reasons for why current...