The economic consequences of legal origins
By: Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, Andrei Shleifer
Contributors: de-Silanes, Florencio Lopez; Shleifer, Andrei; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 13608; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 13608.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Description: "In the last decade, economists have produced a considerable body of research suggesting that the historical origin of a country's laws is highly correlated with a broad range of its legal rules and regulations, as well as with economic outcomes.  We summarize this evidence and attempt a unified interpretation.  We also address several objections to the empirical claim that legal origins matter.  Finally, we assess the implications of this research for economic reform"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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