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Las instituciones como factor que regula el desempeño económico

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  • Richard R. Nelson

    () (Columbia University)

  • Bhaven N. Sampat

    () (Columbya University)

Abstract

There has recently been a resurgence of interest in how institutions affect economic performance. A review of this literature reveals that the concept of an ‘institution’ means different things to different scholars, both within economics and across the social sciences. This paper discusses what factors unify the different definitions of institutions, and develops a concept of institutions useful for the analysis of economic performance, and economic growth in particular. Specifically, it develops the notion of institutions as standard ‘social technologies’. Economic growth results from the co-evolution of physical and social technologies.

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Article provided by Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Economía in its journal Revista de Economía Institucional.

Volume (Year): 3 (2001)
Issue (Month): 5 (July-December)
Pages: 17-51

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Handle: RePEc:rei:ecoins:v:3:y:2001:i:5:p:17-51

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Keywords: institutions; economic growth; rutines; social technologies; physical technologies;

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