Browsing by Author "Streb, Jorge M."

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    • Economic development as a matter of political geography 
      Streb, Jorge M.; Druck, Pablo F. (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2007-06)
      Can limited government be a driving force of economic development? This idea goes back to Montesquieu, and is closely related to recent research in institutional economics. Measuring limited government with the Henisz ...
    • Political uncertainty and economic underdevelopment 
      Streb, Jorge M. (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2001-06)
      Political instability has been emphasized as a major source of uncertainty in Latin America. However, arbitrariness, i.e. the lack of constraints on the government, can also be seen as a major source of uncertainty in ...
    • Reelection or term limits? the short and the long run view of economic policy 
      Streb, Jorge M. (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 1999-12)
      An incumbent’s drive for reelection can lead to political budget cycles. The distortion cycles cause in economic policy may be offset by the information they indirectly provide about the incumbent's competency. The ...