Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth

By Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, James A. Robinson. 2005

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Fiscal decentralization and regional disparities: The importance of good governance (2013, background): “This institutional emphasis is not surprising considering the fundamental role played by institutional quality when explaining the growth prospects of both countries (Acemoglu et al. 2005), and regions (Tabellini 2010; Rodríguez-Pose 2013).”
Natural Resource Dependence and Economic Performance in the 1970–2000 Period (2011, unknown): “This dataset pertains more to governance, and is perhaps closer to what Acemoglu et al. (2005) have in mind when they refer to “economic” institutions.”
Historical Origins of Schooling: The Role of Democracy and Political Decentralization (2010, unknown): “In contrast, Acemoglu et al. (2005) find that education does not foster democracy, using data from 1965 to 2000 when including time fixed effects.”
Entrepreneurship and second-best institutions: going beyond Baumol’s typology (2010, background): “The role of institutions has, in recent years, reemerged as a dominant mainstream explanation of long-term economic performance (e.g., Rodrik et al. 2004; Acemoglu et al. 2005).”
Evaluation of biodiversity policy instruments: what works and what doesn't? (2012, background): “tions and economic growth, refer to Acemoglu et al. (2004) and Besley and Persson (2011).”
Inequality, Democracy, and Institutions: A Critical Review of Recent Research (2010, unknown): “The argument would be that they work as a device to avert rent seeking and thus prevent the political and business elites from predating the economy (see North & Weingast, 1989, when discussing 17th century England; and, recently, Acemoglu et al., 2005).”
Non-Production Benefits of Education: Crime, Health, and Good Citizenship (2011, background): “Ross and Wu (1995) directly examine the importance of the following mediating factors for the relationship between education and health: (1) work and economic resources, (2) social/psychological resources, and (3) health lifestyle.”
Manufacturing as the key engine of economic growth for middle-income economies (2017, unknown): “Academic works highlight the role of several important factors that promote the productivity growth for developing economies, including trade openness, education, and institutions (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson 2005; Helpman and Grossman 1991; Loko and Diouf 2009).”