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dc.contributor.authorAlonso, José Antonioen
dc.contributor.authorGarcimartín, Carlosen
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-19-
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-24T12:00:42Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-24T12:00:42Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/65428-
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides new evidences about the determinants of institutional quality. Given the shortcomings of governance indicators, we first discuss the criteria employed to judge institutional quality. Then, we identify the factors that, according to these criteria, shape the quality of institutions. The results of this empirical research show that the main determinants of the quality of the institutions of a given country are its income per head and its income distribution, the efficiency of its tax system and the educational level of its population. Interestingly, some of the variables identified in previous literature (location, ethnolinguistic fragmentation, the origin of the legal system or colonial origin) either do not have any impact on institutional quality or they impact indirectly through the variables previously mentioned.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe University of Nottingham, Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT) |cNottinghamen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCREDIT Research Paper |x09/04en
dc.subject.jelO10en
dc.subject.jelO17en
dc.subject.jelO50en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordInstitutional Quality Developmenten
dc.subject.keywordIncome Distributionen
dc.subject.keywordTax Systemen
dc.subject.stwInstitutionelle Infrastrukturen
dc.subject.stwDienstleistungsqualitäten
dc.subject.stwRechtsordnungen
dc.subject.stwSteuersystemen
dc.subject.stwSozialprodukten
dc.subject.stwBildungsniveauen
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.titleThe determinants of institutional quality. More on the debate-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn614238579en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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