Working Paper #2012-037
Exploring the panel components of the Institutional Profiles Database (IPD)
The Institutional Profiles Database (IPD) produced by the Agence
Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has been carried out in 2001, 2006 and
2009, and a new wave is planned for 2012. Although the structure of the
surveys varies greatly between 2006 and 2009, the similarity of a
substantial proportion of the questions allows for exploring and
exploiting the panel components of the database. This paper presents
some general patterns of short-term institutional change, aided by a
conceptual classification of the institutional variables. It tests two
hypotheses in a preliminary way: a) that institutions tend to score
higher over time, and b) that institutions tend to converge across
countries. Additionally, it explores associations between institutions
and growth for the period 2001-2009.
- Keywords
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- Institutional Profiles Database
- Institutional change
- Growth
- Panel data
- JEL codes
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- O42
- O50
- C23
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Cingolani, L., & de Crombrugghe, D. (2012). Exploring the panel components of the Institutional Profiles Database (IPD) (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2012-037). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=4719