Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that analyzes how formal and informal institutions shape long-term economic development and historical change.
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Target entity: Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance Context triple: [Douglass C. North, notableWork, Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance]
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A.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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“Analyzing Institutional Change”
“Analyzing Institutional Change” is a section of Elinor Ostrom’s work that examines how rules, norms, and governance arrangements evolve over time in institutions managing common-pool resources.
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C.
Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics
"Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics" is a seminal work in political science and organizational theory that reexamines how institutions shape political behavior, decision-making, and governance.
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D.
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development”
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development” is a seminal 1988 paper by economist Robert Lucas Jr. that helped found modern endogenous growth theory by explaining how human capital accumulation and externalities drive long-run economic growth.
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E.
The Mechanisms of Governance
The Mechanisms of Governance is a seminal book by economist Oliver E. Williamson that develops and applies transaction cost economics to explain how different organizational and contractual arrangements structure economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance Target entity description: Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that analyzes how formal and informal institutions shape long-term economic development and historical change.
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A.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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B.
“Analyzing Institutional Change”
“Analyzing Institutional Change” is a section of Elinor Ostrom’s work that examines how rules, norms, and governance arrangements evolve over time in institutions managing common-pool resources.
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C.
Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics
"Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics" is a seminal work in political science and organizational theory that reexamines how institutions shape political behavior, decision-making, and governance.
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D.
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development”
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development” is a seminal 1988 paper by economist Robert Lucas Jr. that helped found modern endogenous growth theory by explaining how human capital accumulation and externalities drive long-run economic growth.
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E.
The Mechanisms of Governance
The Mechanisms of Governance is a seminal book by economist Oliver E. Williamson that develops and applies transaction cost economics to explain how different organizational and contractual arrangements structure economic activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economic history
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economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| addresses |
constraints on economic actors created by institutions
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differences in economic performance across countries ⓘ incremental nature of institutional change ⓘ role of ideology in institutional change ⓘ |
| author | Douglass C. North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
explanation of how institutions shape incentives and outcomes
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foundation for modern institutional economics ⓘ framework for analyzing institutional change over time ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
importance of property rights structures
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importance of transaction costs ⓘ interdependence of political and economic institutions ⓘ role of enforcement mechanisms ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical evolution of institutions
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interaction between organizations and institutions ⓘ long-term economic growth ⓘ role of the state in defining and enforcing property rights ⓘ |
| genre |
economics book
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institutional economics literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ronald Coase
NERFINISHED
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property rights theory ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ transaction cost economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic development
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economic history ⓘ economic performance ⓘ institutional change ⓘ institutions ⓘ new institutional economics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on development economics
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influence on political economy ⓘ systematic analysis of formal and informal rules ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
adaptive efficiency
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distinction between formal and informal institutions ⓘ institutional constraints on economic performance ⓘ institutions as rules of the game ⓘ path dependence in institutional development ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Structure and Change in Economic History
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Understanding the Process of Economic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | new institutional economics ⓘ |
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