Currently, many scholars are undertaking new theoretical efforts. A core effort is developing
a more general theory of individual choice that recognizes the central role of trust in coping …

In 1990, Elinor Ostrom proposed eight design principles, positing them to characterize
robust institutions for managing common-pool resources such as forests or fisheries. Since …

分税制并没有有效地均衡地区间因经济发展不平衡而带来的区域差异. 其中一个重要原因在于
分税制带来的集权效应引起地方政府行为的一系列变化. 在这种形势之下, 地方政府开始积极从 …

分税制改革之后, 随着“两个比重” 的提高, 各种财政资金开始以“专项” 和“项目” 的方式向下分配,
而且这正越来越成为最主要的财政支出手段. 本文对专项资金的分配体制进行了介绍和简要分析 …

本文通过对大跃进期间中央—地方关系的考察, 指出在高度中央集权的局面下,
行政体制本身会内生出一种“锦标赛” 的独特现象. 在锦标赛中, 中央会在经济上向地方政府大 …

本文主要通过分析土地征用和开发中的政府收入, 政府行为, 来试图理解转型期地方政府行为的
一些特点和模式. 在土地征用和开发过程中, 地方政府主要通过财政和金融手段积聚资金,“圈地” …

A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that
culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions, and economic development. It
discusses the various measures of trust and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust …

Advances in the social sciences have emerged through a variety of research methods: field-
based research, laboratory and field experiments, and agent-based models. However …

We survey and assess the literature on the positive and negative effects of ethnic diversity
on economic policies and outcomes. Our focus is on communities of different size and …