This study investigates the role of institutional quality in human capital development using a
panel of 49 African countries over the period 1996–2018. The study employs a dynamic …

Universities, knowledge and regional development. Regional Studies. The rapid expansion
of universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world in recent …

The relationship between regional institutional quality and firms' productivity in the period
2010–14 is investigated by regressing a measure of total factor productivity for European …

This paper considers the relationship between institutional quality, human capital, and
economic growth. More specifically, we seek to establish the linkages by which economic …

We investigate long-run firm-level productive growth and technological changes and relate
these to the formal and informal institutions and related factors. We conclude that …

This paper addresses the question “How does the fight against organized crime affect
regional entrepreneurship?” We focus on asset confiscation in relation to alleged …

By using stochastic frontier analysis, single-and multiple-output methods, this paper
empirically investigates the efficiency of Italian regions in providing public primary and …

The impact of national institutions on the economy has attracted research attention for
decades. However, research on the influence of subnational institutions at the firm level is …

Citizens' attitudes and reactions to policymakers' decisions depend on several factors,
including informal institutions. The novelty of this paper is to use social capital as a …

This study investigates the effect of economic freedom on education in Sub‐Saharan Africa.
We used a panel of 41 countries covering the period 2000–2019 and the two‐stage least …