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The Smithsonian Institution an Institute of Research [PDF]
Science, 1906 n ...
David M. Mottier
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Institutional Change and Institutional Persistence [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 Abstract In this essay, we provide a simple conceptual framework to elucidate the forces that lead to institutional persistence and change. Our framework is based on a dynamic game between different groups, who care both about current policies and institutions and future policies, which are themselves determined by current institutional choices ...
Konstantin Sonin +2 more
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Institutions, Power, and Institutional Balance [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 Institutional balance, as opposed to strict separation of powers, characterized the disposition of legislative and executive power in the EEC from the outset. The chapter is divided into four temporal periods. The initial period runs between the Rome Treaty and the Single European Act 1986 (SEA).
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Institutions and social entrepreneurship: The role of institutional voids, institutional support, and institutional configurations [PDF]
Journal of International Business Studies, 2014 We develop the institutional configuration perspective to understand which national contexts facilitate social entrepreneurship (SE). We confirm joint effects on SE of formal regulatory (government activism), informal cognitive (postmaterialist cultural values), and informal normative (socially supportive cultural norms, or weak-tie social capital ...
Stephan, Ute +2 more
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Inequality and Institutions [PDF]
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004 This paper presents theory and evidence on the relationship between inequality and institutional quality. We propose a model in which the two dynamically reinforce each other and set out to test this relationship with a broad array of institutional measures.
Alberto Chong, Mark Gradstein
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Journal on Interactive Systems, 2011 In this paper we introduce the ViRVIG Institute, a recently created institution that joins two well-known research groups: MOVING in Barcelona, and GGG in Girona.
Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio +4 more
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Culture and Institutions [PDF]
Journal of Economic Literature, 2013 A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific aspect of the relevance of culture: its relationship to institutions. We review work with a theoretical, empirical, and historical bent to assess the presence of a two-way ...
Alesina, Alberto Francesco +1 more
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The Emergence of Institutions [PDF]
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010 Abstract This paper analyses how institutions aimed at coordinating economic interactions may emerge. Starting from a hypothetical state of nature, agents can delegate the task of enforcing cooperation to one of them in exchange for a proper compensation.
Sanchez-Pages, Santiago +1 more
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