Does rigidity matter? Constitutional entrenchment and growth
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Constitutions; Entrenchment; Constitutional rigidity; Constitutional amendments; Political economy; Matching methods; Economic growth; Economic development;All these keywords.
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- O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
- P00 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - General - - - General
- P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
- P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies
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