Reshef, Ariell.
Trade and harmonization if your institutions are good, does it matter if they are different ? / Ariell Reshef, Roumeen Islam, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy. [electronic resource] : Ariell Reshef, Roumeen Islam, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy. - [Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006] - Policy research working paper ; 3907 . - Policy research working papers ; 3907. World Bank e-Library. .
Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/8/2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Good institutional quality (function) and similar institutional design (form) can promote international trade by reducing transactions costs. The authors evaluate the relative importance of function versus form in a gravity model, using an indicator of different legal systems as a proxy for differences in form, together with indicators of overall institutional quality. They find that good institutions promote trade much more than similar legal systems and have much more explanatory power. This effect is economically large-up to 10 times the effect of different legal systems. Moreover, better infrastructure matters as much as good institutions. "--World Bank web site.
2006270112
Infrastructure (Economics)
International trade.
HG3881.5.W57
Trade and harmonization if your institutions are good, does it matter if they are different ? / Ariell Reshef, Roumeen Islam, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy. [electronic resource] : Ariell Reshef, Roumeen Islam, Research working paper Collection Title:Policy. - [Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006] - Policy research working paper ; 3907 . - Policy research working papers ; 3907. World Bank e-Library. .
Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/8/2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Good institutional quality (function) and similar institutional design (form) can promote international trade by reducing transactions costs. The authors evaluate the relative importance of function versus form in a gravity model, using an indicator of different legal systems as a proxy for differences in form, together with indicators of overall institutional quality. They find that good institutions promote trade much more than similar legal systems and have much more explanatory power. This effect is economically large-up to 10 times the effect of different legal systems. Moreover, better infrastructure matters as much as good institutions. "--World Bank web site.
2006270112
Infrastructure (Economics)
International trade.
HG3881.5.W57