How (not) to measure institutions

Arbeitspapier

The statement institutions matter has become commonplace. A precondition for it to be supported by empirical evidence, is, however, that institutions are measurable. Glaeser et al. (2004) attacks many studies claiming to prove the relevance of institutions for economic development as being based on flawed measures of institutions, or not even on institutions at all. This paper shows that their criticism deserves to be taken seriously, but that it is somewhat overblown. Some of the difficulties in measuring institutions are described and some ways of measuring them are proposed.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; No. 2009,37

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Economic Methodology ; Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access ; Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; Law and Economics: General ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Institutions and Growth ; Comparative Studies of Countries
• Thema: Institutions ; Institutions vs. Policies ; Measurement ; Formal vs. Informal Institutions

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Voigt, Stefan
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Philipps-University Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
• (wo): Marburg
• (wann): 2009

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/30117
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ