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Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process
(2007-03-08)
Is social capital always important for economic growth? A number of recent micro studies suggest that interpersonal trust and social capital will have its greatest impact on economic performance when court
institutions ...
A Western Reversal since the Neolithic? The long-run impact of early agriculture
(2013-01)
While it is widely believed that regions which experienced a transition to Neolithic
agriculture early also become institutionally and economically more advanced, many
indicators suggest that within the Western agricultural ...
Sustainable Economic Growth: A Critical Assessment of SDG 8.1
(University of Gothenburg, 2023-04)
In this report, we focus on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 8.1, stipulating that countries should pursue real GDP per capita growth rates that are in accordance with their national circumstances and that ...
Conditional Persistence? Historical Disease Exposure and Government Response to COVID-19
(University of Gothenburg, 2023-08)
In this paper, we investigate differences in government responses to the COVID-19
pandemic. Drawing on the theory of the Behavioral Immune System and the Parasite
Stress Theory, we hypothesize that a higher historical ...