Do institutions rule? The role of heterogeneity in the institutions vs. geography debate

Andros Kourtellos (), Thanasis Stengos and Chih Ming Tan

Economics Bulletin, 2010, vol. 30, issue 3, 1710-1719

Abstract: We uncover evidence of substantial heterogeneity in the growth experience of countries using a structural threshold regression methodology. Our findings suggest that studies that seek to promote mono-causal explanations in the institutions versus geography debate in growth are potentially misleading

Keywords: Threshold Regression; Endogenous Threshold Variables; Growth; Institutions; Geography. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C5 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-07-02
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Working Paper: Do Institutions Rule? The Role of Heterogeneity in the Institutions vs. Geography Debate (2009)
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