The empirical literature on economic growth and development has moved from the study of
proximate determinants to the analysis of ever deeper, more fundamental factors, rooted in …

This chapter surveys the historical evidence on the role of institutions in economic growth
and points out weaknesses in a number of stylized facts widely accepted in the growth …

This study examines how the historical state conditions long‐run development, using
Vietnam as a laboratory. Northern Vietnam (Dai Viet) was ruled by a strong, centralized state …

This survey reviews the recent research on trust, institutions, and economic development. It
discusses the various measures of trust and documents the substantial heterogeneity of trust …

Can culture explain regional differences in minority shareholder expropriation? Examining
regional variation in China, we document that the influence of historical Confucian values …

We hypothesise that the Habsburg Empire with its well‐respected administration increased
citizens' trust in local public services. In several Eastern European countries, communities …

What is the interrelationship among formal institutions, social networks, and new venture
growth? Drawing on the theory of institutional polycentrism and social network theory, we …

This article studies socially responsible behavior in markets. We develop a laboratory
product market in which low-cost production creates a negative externality for third parties …

This paper addresses the impact of China's historical clan culture on corporate behavior.
Specifically, it looks at how clan culture decreases the risk-taking of Chinese enterprises …

Over the past millennium, China has relied on the Confucian clan to achieve interpersonal
cooperation, focusing on kinship and neglecting the development of impersonal institutions …