Measurement and determinants of multi‐factor productivity: A survey of literature

T Ahmed, AA Bhatti - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper surveys and synthesizes fast‐growing literature on the measurement and
determinants of multi‐factor productivity (MFP). We identify three strands of the literature to …

Economic institutions and comparative economic development: A post-colonial perspective

DL Bennett, HJ Faria, JD Gwartney, DR Morales - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Existing literature suggests that either colonial settlement conditions or the identity of
colonizer were influential in shaping the post-colonial institutional environment, which in turn …

Institutional quality and economic growth: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa countries

DO Wandeda, W Masai, SM Nyandemo - African Journal of Economic …, 2021 - ajol.info
This paper employs two step systems GMM to analyse the effect of institutional quality on
economic growth for Sub-Saharan African countries for the period from 2006 to 2018. The …

Institutions and the productivity challenge for European regions

A Rodríguez-Pose, R Ganau - Journal of Economic Geography, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Europe has witnessed a considerable labour productivity slowdown in recent decades.
Many potential explanations have been proposed to address this productivity 'puzzle' …

How does China's green institutional environment affect renewable energy investments? The nonlinear perspective

X Yang, L He, Z Zhong, D Wang - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a concept of green institutional environment and constructs a green
institutional environmental index through ordered logistic model. Based on this, taking 92 …

[PDF][PDF] Economic freedom and quality of life: Evidence from the OECD's Your Better Life Index

B Nikolaev - Journal of Private Enterprise, 2014 - borisnikolaev.com
Measures of material standards of living such as gross domestic product dominate national
debates on social and economic progress. Such measures, however, often fail to capture …

Entrepreneurship and state economic growth

RW Hafer - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to test whether entrepreneurship is a significant factor
in explaining economic growth at the state level. Design/methodology/approach–This paper …

Institutions, human capital and economic growth in developing countries

MA Uddin, MH Ali, M Masih - Studies in Economics and Finance, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to study institutions, human capital and economic growth in
developing countries. Design/methodology/approach The study applies dynamic system …

A dynamic analysis of economic freedom and income inequality in the 50 US states: Empirical evidence of a parabolic relationship

DL Bennett, RK Vedder - Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy, 2013 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the dynamic relationship between economic freedom and income
inequality in the 50 US states over the 1979-2004 period. Using fixed effects regression …

Entrepreneurship and institutional uncertainty

FAMC D'Andrea - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to demonstrate how different arrangements and characteristics of
institutions can generate or mitigate uncertainty thereby facilitating or hampering the …