Towards behavioral political economy of institutional change : with field facts from China

Yongjing Zhang; Mei Wang

This study proposes an analytical framework towards behavioral political economy of institutional change. It considers institutional changes as central government’s choices under uncertainty, which are largely driven by the strategic outcomes in a behavioral coordination game between local officials and private businessmen. With field facts in China, this study suggests that institutional changes begin with pro-competition policies, then a better protection of property rights, followed by a possible standstill or even worse rule of law.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Zhang, Yongjing ; Wang, Mei
Publisher:	München : CESifo
Subject:	behavioral economics \| China \| institutional change \| political economy \| Institutioneller Wandel \| Institutional change \| Verhaltensökonomik \| Behavioral economics \| Institutionenökonomik \| Institutional economics \| Wirtschaftsreform \| Economic reform