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Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations are Rich, and Others Poor

Olson, Mancur·1996·Journal of Economic Perspectives
DOI 10.1257/jep.10.2.3
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Some research presumes that, when rational parties bargain, nothing is left on the table, so that social outcomes are efficient and leave countries on the frontiers of their aggregate production functions. A study of differences in per capita incomes across countries shows that this cannot be the case. Countries’ endowments of natural and human resources do not explain any significant part of the variation in incomes and the mobility of capital assures that it is impartially available to all countries. National differences in the quality of policies and institutions across countries mainly account for differences in per capita incomes.

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Authors
Olson, M.
Venue
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
1996-05-01
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
3-24
ISSN
0895-3309 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/jep.10.2.3
OpenAlex
W2022773153
Cited by
687
References
21
FWCI
64.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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