Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Cingolani, Luciana
Author-Email: cingolani@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT / MGSOG, Maastricht University
Author-Name: Crombrugghe, Denis de
Author-Email: d.decrombrugghe@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University
Title: Exploring the panel components of the Institutional Profiles Database (IPD)
Abstract: The Institutional Profiles Database (IPD) produced by the Agence
	 Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has been carried out in 2001, 2006 and
	 2009, and a new wave is planned for 2012. Although the structure of the
	 surveys varies greatly between 2006 and 2009, the similarity of a
	 substantial proportion of the questions allows for exploring and
	 exploiting the panel components of the database. This paper presents
	 some general patterns of short-term institutional change, aided by a
	 conceptual classification of the institutional variables. It tests two
	 hypotheses in a preliminary way: a) that institutions tend to score
	 higher over time, and b) that institutions tend to converge across
	 countries. Additionally, it explores associations between institutions
	 and growth for the period 2001-2009. 
Classification-JEL: O42, O50, C23
Keywords: Institutional Profiles Database, Institutional change, Growth, Panel data
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2012
Number: 2012-037
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2012/wp2012-037.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2012037