The Empirical Institutions-Growth Literature: Is Something Amiss at the Top?

John W. Dawson ()

Econ Journal Watch, 2007, vol. 4, issue 2, pages 184-196

Abstract: The initial publication of the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World index prompted an explosion of empirical research on the institutions-growth relationship. To date, little of this research has appeared in the top economics journals. Subsequently, a number of empirical growth studies using alternative sources of data on institutions have appeared in top journals. This paper explores the two tracks of empirical research on the institutions-growth relationship—one track that recognizes all the relevant literature, and one that seems wanting in that respect.

Keywords: Institutions; economic freedom; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O47 P5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007

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