Institutional economy
Mani Motameni; Hoda Zobeiri
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Economic complexity means the ability to produce a variety of products at the level of global competition. The importance of economic complexity in increasing the wealth and development of countries has been confirmed by studies and empirical evidence. The present study examines the relationship between ...
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Economic complexity means the ability to produce a variety of products at the level of global competition. The importance of economic complexity in increasing the wealth and development of countries has been confirmed by studies and empirical evidence. The present study examines the relationship between social technologies (ST) and economic complexity among 137 countries from 1998 to 2019. Social technology (ST) refers to all the methods, designs, and elements necessary (including institutions, structures, maps, processes, and cultural norms) for organizing individuals to achieve a specific goal or goals. The health and maturity of social technologies make it possible for economies to produce complex goods by integrating large amounts of knowledge, skills, capacity, and experience into complex networks of interactions. To investigate the possibility of a simultaneous relationship between the two variables, the PVAR model was used. The results of this study confirm the existence of a simultaneous and two-way relationship between the rule of law and economic complexity.
Hassan Heidari; Roghayyeh Alinezhad; Rana Asghari
Volume 19, Issue 60 , October 2014, , Pages 101-132
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This study investigates the effect of rule of law on inflation rate for the 16 selected MENA countries over the period of 1996-2012. The relationship between variables has been estimated by applying Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) model and using Non-linear Least Squares (NLS) method of estimation. ...
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This study investigates the effect of rule of law on inflation rate for the 16 selected MENA countries over the period of 1996-2012. The relationship between variables has been estimated by applying Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) model and using Non-linear Least Squares (NLS) method of estimation. Our results reject the linearity hypothesis, and indicate existence of one continuous transition function with two regimes that gives a threshold at rule of law index of -0.525. Moreover, the results show that the rule of law index, openness index and GDP per capita have negative impact on inflation rate in two regimes that the intensity of the negative impact of these variables increases in the second regime. On the other hand, government consumption expenditure and liquidity have a positive impact on inflation rate in two regimes; the intensity of their positive impact reduces in the second regime. Therefore, the actions such as creating innovative mechanisms for dispute resolution, stabilization in government's plans and objectives and no chain changes in policies enhance the rule of law levels and decrease the inflation rate in this group of countries.
