## Abstract This paper assesses the effect of institutional and economic factors on research and development (R&D) expenditures in developing countries. The paper finds that several measures of institutional quality are correlated with R&D expenditures. Since the institutional variables increase as
Institutions and economic development: How strong is the relation?
✍ Scribed by Tiago V. de V. Cavalcanti; Álvaro A. Novo
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0377-7332
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