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A Model Of Growth Augmented With Institutions

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  • José Aixalá
  • Gema Fabro

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This paper shows that the inclusion of institutional indicators in a traditional model of growth substantially improves its explanatory capacity. The results have implications for economic policy, because not all the dimensions of institutional quality influence growth to the same extent. A large sample of 165 countries and estimation methods with instrumental variables are used to solve endogeneity problems.

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  • José Aixalá & Gema Fabro, 2007. "A Model Of Growth Augmented With Institutions," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(3), pages 71-74, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecaffa:v:27:y:2007:i:3:p:71-74
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2007.00758.x
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