KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STATE CAPACITY IN NIGERIA BY TAKING STOCK OF ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES. USING A SIMPLE GROWTH MODEL, WE …

This paper attempts to propose a methodology to combine different dimensions of governance indicators into a composite … index. The governance index is computed as the weighted average of principal components of the standardized governance … indicators, where weights are variances of successive principal components. Since the notion of good governance is multi …

This paper examines the statistical importance of governance infrastructure as a determinant of U.S. foreign direct … investment. In broad terms, governance infrastructure represents attributes of legislation, regulation, and legal systems that … recipient is estimated. The results indicate that countries that fail to achieve a minimum threshold of effective governance are …