INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Journal Title: Asian Economic and Financial Review - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 7

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to study the effect of institutional factors on economic growth of a set of 37 developed and developing countries for six successive periods of five years, from 1975 until 2000, using a static panel data model. The key findings generated by this empirical test stipulate a dominant effect exerted by economic institutions on economic growth of the total sample of countries and developed countries.

Authors and Affiliations

Hadhek Zouhaier| Superior Institut of Gestion (ISG) of Gabès- Tunisia ISG Gabès rue Jilani Habib 6002 Gabès- Tunisia, Mohamed Karim KEFI| ISTEC Business School, Paris, France.

Keywords

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