natural resource abundance and weak institutions. We advance the hypothesis that the mafia emerged after the collapse of the …

' persistent characteristics, such as their institutions. Among our findings are that macroeconomic policies affect development … institutional quality. -- human development ; institutions ; dynamic panel modelling …

country is closely related to geo-climatological conditions and exogenous to civil conflict. The findings document that a … unfavorable environment in terms of disease richness is an important determinant of the incidence of civil conflict. The results … in the literature. -- disease environment ; civil conflict ; multi-host vector-transmitted pathogens ; civil war …

are guided by formal institutions as well as informal norms and values. As this survey shows, there is great regional … heterogeneity in gender inequality in formal and informal social institutions. The literature on long‐term drivers of gender gaps …, political and economic empowerment, access to resources, and social institutions on development outcomes. The paper then shows …

Conflict-affected States (FCS) during the last decades were a resounding success in terms of official development resources … regressed. The main reason for the poor value for money is that while International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have spent …

This paper presents an integrated overview of the literature linking institutions, financial development and economic … impact of institutions on growth through financial development. …

This paper analyzes the utilization of repression and democratic institutions by a non-democratic government striving …