Calidad institucional y crecimiento económico: nuevos avances y evidencia

• Autores: José Aixalá Pastó , Gema Fabro Esteban
• Localización: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía, ISSN 0213-3865, Nº. Extra 77, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: La nueva economía institucional), págs. 126-157
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.69810/ekz.1084
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• Resumen
  • español

    El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el estado de la cuestión a propósito del efecto de las instituciones sobre el crecimiento económico. Por un lado, se presenta un análisis de los estudios teóricos y empíricos, que han alcanzado un elevado grado de consenso sobre el efecto positivo de la calidad institucional. Por otro lado, se identifican un buen número de cuestiones pendientes y debates generados que exigen nuevas investigaciones. En particular, no todas las dimensiones institucionales tienen el mismo impacto sobre el desarrollo y algunos estudios no comparten la tesis de que la influencia de los factores geográficos sobre el crecimiento se produce sólo a través de las instituciones. Además, el tipo de indicador, la muestra de países y los métodos empleados pueden condicionar en buena medida los resultados obtenidos.

  • English

    The aim of this paper is to analyse the effect of institutions on economic growth. On the one hand, we present an analysis of the existing theoretical and empirical studies, which have achieved wide consensus regarding the positive effects of institutional quality. On the other hand, we identify a good number of pending questions and generated debates which require further research. For instance, not all institutional dimensions have the same impact on development and some authors do not agree with the thesis that the influence of geographical factors upon growth is only produced through institutions. Moreover, the type of indicator, the sample of countries and the methodology used may greatly condition the achieved results.

  • euskara

    Lan honen helburua da gaiaren egoera azter tzea erakundeek hazkun tza ekonomikoan duten eraginarekin lotuta. Alde batetik, azterlan teoriko eta enpirikoen azterketa egin da, adostasun-maila handia lortu dutenak erakundeen kalitatearen eragin positiboari buruz. Beste alde batetik, erabat eztabaidagarriak diren eta ikerketa gehiago behar duten erabaki gabeko hainbat gai identifikatu dira. Bereziki, dimen tsio instituzional guztiek ez dute eragin bera garapenean. Azterlan ba tzuk ez datoz bat faktore geografikoek hazkundean duten eragina erakundeen bitartez bakarrik izaten dela dioen tesiarekin. Gainera, adierazle-motak, herrialdeen laginak eta erabilitako metodoek nabarmen baldin tzatu di tzakete eskuratutako emai tzak.

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