'). The more generalized trust is, it is expected that there will be more cooperation. Furthermore strong institutions that … role of institutions; since it is difficult to evaluate the effective contribution of formal institutions to economic … performance. The simple existence of institutions, understood as formal 'rules of the game', does not guarantee that they are …

Many cross-country studies acknowledge the indispensable role of institutions in promoting economic growth and in … sustaining economic development. So, their emphases have shifted to determine the most influential institution(s) in order to be … specific. While these papers are widespread in the recent literature, the role of institutions within-country level has not …

this paper we frame our starting question within the general debate about the importance of good/bad institutions as … are in fact driven by the presence of growth enhancing institutions. Our empirical analysis exploits newly available … institutions is important for growth. Yet our results strongly suggest that the weight of tourism in an economy is an independent …

of globalisation, religion and development sparked much interest and debate prompting the conference organisers to make a … collection to fruition. The papers have been arranged in three sections: Globalisation, Religion and Development; Gender and …

. Together, these two dimensions can explain the economic behavior of conflict or cooperation in different countries. This is … results that are appropriated by some groups in private but not by all the collectivity. Conflict occurs when different …

in conflict. We generate a novel dyadic dataset that contains information on the ethnic identity of the actors involved … a conflict; (ii) differences in other dimensions of culture unrelated to gender do not explain conflict-related sexual …