Domestic Formal and Informal Institutions: Their Substitutability and Comparative Advantage
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2022-09-26
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Park, S.M. Domestic formal and informal institutions: their substitutability and comparative advantage. Rev World Econ (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10290-022-00483-0
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This paper empirically examines how country-specific formal and informal institutions affect
export patterns. The index for formal institutional quality evaluates electoral rules, judicial
independence, and other constraints on executives. The index for informal institutional quality
comprises degrees of trust, control, and obedience. Using the revealed comparative advantage
index, I find that countries with high-quality formal and informal institutions tend to have institutional comparative advantage. Results also suggest that formal and informal institutions
substitute for one another in generating institutional quality. I find robust results even when
controlling for an important potential source of reverse causality