Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 43 No. 4 2005
Constitutions, Politics, and Economics: A Review Essay on Persson and Tabellini’s The Economic Effects of Constitutions
Abstract
In this essay, I review the new book by Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini, The Economic Effects of Constitutions, which investigates the policy and economic consequences of different forms of government and electoral rules. I also take advantage of this opportunity to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a number of popular empirical strategies in the newly emerging field of comparative political economy.
- DOI
- 10.1257/002205105775362069
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1025-1048
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref