<p>Daron Acemoglu's papers on institution could be a very good way to enter in this kind of issues. </p>

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2015-04-23T17:40:46.623Z
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optimal control
<h2>Articles</h2>

<p>These papers discuss institutions as institutions were covered in the economic literature. Better to read them in a chronological order.</p>

<ul>
<li>Acemoglu, Daron, and Simon Johnson. “Unbundling Institutions.” Journal of Political Economy 113, no. 5 (2005): 949–95.</li>
<li>Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson. “Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth.” National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series No. 10481 (2004). <a href="http://www.nber.org/papers/w10481" rel="nofollow">http://www.nber.org/papers/w10481</a>.</li>
<li>Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation.” American Economic Review 91, no. 5 (2001): 1369–1401.</li>
<li>Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. Under the Thumb of History? Political Institutions and the Scope for Action. Working Paper. National Bureau of Economic Research, January 2014. <a href="http://www.nber.org/papers/w19848" rel="nofollow">http://www.nber.org/papers/w19848</a>.</li>
<li>Knack, Stephen, and Philip Keefer. “Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Measures.” Economics &amp; Politics 7, no. 3 (November 1, 1995): 207–27. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0343.1995.tb00111.x.</li>
<li>North, Douglass C. “Institutions.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 5, no. 1 (February 1991): 97–112. doi:10.1257/jep.5.1.97.</li>
<li>Rodrik, Dani. “Second-Best Institutions.” American Economic Review 98, no. 2 (2008): 100–104.</li>
<li>Xu, Chenggang. “The Fundamental Institutions of China’s Reforms and Development.” Journal of Economic Literature 49, no. 4 (2011): 1076–1151.</li>
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<h2>Data</h2>

<p>Many sources, actually. The best one is the Quality of Government dataset, which includes different measures of institutions in a single big panel:</p>

<p><a href="http://qog.pol.gu.se/data" rel="nofollow">http://qog.pol.gu.se/data</a></p>

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Anton Tarasenko
<p>"Institutions" can be defined in many ways... I will guess some things that might interest you:</p>

<p>Transparency international measures every year <em>corruption perceptions</em> in many countries.</p>

<p>The World Bank also measures many aspects of instutional framework of countries, for example 'ease of doing business'.</p>

<p>OECD does a lot of analysis, you might find something interesting.</p>

<p>Definitely check out Daron Acemoglu's work and maybe you can get some ideas from Niall Ferguson.</p>

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<p>I'm new to this subject, and I'm looking for papers on measuring the 'quality' of institutions and their possible role in the development of a country.</p>

<p>ANy help would be appreciated.</p>

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Papers on measuring institutions
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# Papers on measuring institutions

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-23)

I'm new to this subject, and I'm looking for papers on measuring the 'quality' of institutions and their possible role in the development of a country.

ANy help would be appreciated.

**Tags:** microeconomics, development, institutions

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-23. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

"Institutions" can be defined in many ways... I will guess some things that might interest you:

Transparency international measures every year *corruption perceptions* in many countries.

The World Bank also measures many aspects of instutional framework of countries, for example 'ease of doing business'.

OECD does a lot of analysis, you might find something interesting.

Definitely check out Daron Acemoglu's work and maybe you can get some ideas from Niall Ferguson.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-23. Score: 4

Daron Acemoglu's papers on institution could be a very good way to enter in this kind of issues.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-28. Score: 3

## Articles

These papers discuss institutions as institutions were covered in the economic literature. Better to read them in a chronological order.

* Acemoglu, Daron, and Simon Johnson. “Unbundling Institutions.” Journal of Political Economy 113, no. 5 (2005): 949–95.
* Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson. “Institutions as the Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth.” National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series No. 10481 (2004). <http://www.nber.org/papers/w10481>.
* Acemoglu, Daron, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation.” American Economic Review 91, no. 5 (2001): 1369–1401.
* Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. Under the Thumb of History? Political Institutions and the Scope for Action. Working Paper. National Bureau of Economic Research, January 2014. <http://www.nber.org/papers/w19848>.
* Knack, Stephen, and Philip Keefer. “Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross-Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Measures.” Economics & Politics 7, no. 3 (November 1, 1995): 207–27. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0343.1995.tb00111.x.
* North, Douglass C. “Institutions.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 5, no. 1 (February 1991): 97–112. doi:10.1257/jep.5.1.97.
* Rodrik, Dani. “Second-Best Institutions.” American Economic Review 98, no. 2 (2008): 100–104.
* Xu, Chenggang. “The Fundamental Institutions of China’s Reforms and Development.” Journal of Economic Literature 49, no. 4 (2011): 1076–1151.

## Data

Many sources, actually. The best one is the Quality of Government dataset, which includes different measures of institutions in a single big panel:

<http://qog.pol.gu.se/data>


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