Helpful governments

被引:3
作者
Amin, Mohammad [1 ]
机构
[1] World Bank, Enterprise Anal Unit, Washington, DC 20433 USA
关键词
Legal origin; Institutions; Governance; Regulation; ECONOMICS;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2009.06.017
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Using data on firm perceptions of how helpful the government is for doing business, we find strong evidence for the theory of legal origins: common law fares better than civil law. Advantages of using firm perceptions are discussed in detail. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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页码:130 / 133
页数:4
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