Do institutions matter more for services ?

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Do institutions matter more for services ?

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Amin, Mohammad
Mattoo, Aaditya

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Recent empirical research has focused on the role ofinstitutions in overall economic performance. This paper examines the impact of institutions on the relative performance of the service sector. Through cross-country level and growth regressions it establishes the following stylized fact: countries with better institutions have relatively larger and more dynamic service sectors. It suggests that regulatory and contract enforcing institutions play a key role in the development of service sectors because these sectors enter into a more complex web of transactions with the rest of the economy and are more prone to market failure due to asymmetric information.

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