This study analyses the effect of board diversity (gender and nationality) on performance in
banks. By making use of a sample of 159 banks in nine countries during the period 2004 …

This article provides a survey of a growing body of empirical evidence that points toward the
important long-term effects that historic events can have on economic development. The …

Indonesia's democratic performance is still classified as a'moderate'and'flawed
democracy'according to the latest report, even though the ongoing progress of national …

This study examines public trust in government and public belief in its truthfulness in respect
of the measures it is taking to combat COVID‐19. Analysing global data from the …

The question of whether AI systems such as robots can or should be afforded moral agency
or patiency is not one amenable either to discovery or simple reasoning, because we as …

This paper evaluates the importance of “property rights institutions,” which protect citizens
against expropriation by the government and powerful elites, and “contracting institutions,” …

In the last decade, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting
that the historical origin of a country's laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal …

In countries and supranational entities around the globe, constitutional reform has
transferred an unprecedented amount of power from representative institutions to judiciaries …

Is a country's ability to enforce contracts an important determinant of comparative
advantage? To answer this question, I construct a variable that measures, for each good, the …

A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new
book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and …