Several studies link modern economic performance to institutions transplanted by European colonizers and here we extend this line of research to Asia. Japan imposed its system of well-defined property rights in land on some of its Asian colonies, including Korea, Taiwan and Palau. In 1939 Japan...

This paper analyzes a source of path dependency in institutions. Within a bargaining theory of reform, the starting point, domain of bargaining, and number of bargains reached determine the path of institutional change. We test this theory by focusing on the independence constitutions of Africa...

Although geography has been considered as an important factor in international trades, the spatial heterogeneity has not been fully investigated in the regression of the standard gravity models. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating how the gravity in bilateral trades works...

This paper incorporates search friction and human capital accumulation into an international trade framework to analyze the endogenous formation of comparative advantage induced by long-term employment relationship. The calibrated model demonstrates that the long-term employment relationship, by...

Several studies link modern economic performance to institutions transplanted by European colonizers and here we extend this line of research to Asia. Japan imposed its system of well-defined property rights in land on some of its Asian colonies, including Korea, Taiwan and Palau. In 1939 Japan...