This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been …

) or countries&' formal institutions (e.g., political regime, electoral system), the variables in this database reflect the … workings of political institutions, using a logic emphasizing intertemporal political compromise. The paper also contrasts this …. -- Political institutions ; Public policies ; Government capabilities ; Veto players ; Intertemporal cooperation ; Development …

institutions have been found to be decisive for the break out of stagnation and for explaining cross-country income differences by …

The so-called 'deep determinants' of economic growth and development (namely, geography, institutions, and integration …

-colonial autocratic institutions within ethnic groups and the emergence of autocratic institutions across countries. Diversity has … amplified the importance of institutions in mitigating the adverse effects of non-cohesiveness on productivity, while … contributing to the scope for domination, leading to the formation of institutions of the autocratic type. …

effect associated with the concentration of national income at different parts of the income distribution. To do so, we rely … as well as detailed information on the distribution of income within countries. We take advantage of detailed … result highlights the relevance of income shares that go to the middle part of the income distribution and seems especially …

%. Despite policy efforts in the 2000s to raise the income of the bottom 40%, altogether, a more equitable income distribution is …