Economic Inquiry · 2007 · 181 citations · 27 references
Social SciencesEconomicsInstitutional TheoryInternational EconomicsInternational TradeEconomic InstitutionsInstitutional AnalysisInstitutional DesignInstitutional EnvironmentInstitutional StructureComparative InstitutionsCross-national Institutional DifferencesInstitutional Determinants Of GrowthInternational Economic Institutions
Using a panel of countries over 1990–2000, this paper examines the extent to which different dimensions of the institutional framework affect total exports, exports of manufactured goods, and exports of nonmanufactured goods. It is observed that exports of manufactured goods are positively affected by the quality of institutions but neither total exports nor nonmanufactured exports. The latter may even correlate negatively with the quality of institutions. The results are robust to estimation methods. ( JEL F14, F15, O17)
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