Year: 2007
Type: report
Abstract: In the last decade, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting that the historical origin of a country's laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal rules and regulations, as well as with economic outcomes.We summarize this evidence and attempt a unified interpretation.We also address several objections to the empirical claim that legal origins matter.Finally, we assess the implications of this research for economic reform.
DOI: 10.3386/w13608
Authors: Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, Andrei Shleifer
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2101418055