entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity … evidence on transition economies. -- credit constraints ; distribution ; economic development ; entrepreneurship ; institutions … other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural …

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

entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity … other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural … earned in the primary goods sector. Second, by shifting the distribution of political power from resource owners towards the …

recent research focusing on actual decision and implementation processes, and on the political institutions and state and … features that seem to determine development depends on the workings of political institutions, which define how the …

developed here indicates that this ability depends on several characteristics of political institutions, such as congressional … institutions ; Public policies ; Government capabilities ; Intertemporal cooperation ; Development ; Policy index ; Credibility …

) 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 …

economy with imperfect political institutions. In a capital-scarce economy, an autocrat catering to the needs of landowners … chooses to shelter the economy from trade. The trade regime interacts with economic institutions, and with policies on capital … mobility, to govern capital accumulation. A landed autocrat neglects to improve institutions and blocks foreign capital to …

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