Judicial quality, contract intensity and trade : Firm-level evidence from developing and transition countries

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)146-159
Journal / PublicationJournal of Comparative Economics
Volume38
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010

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Abstract

Using firm-level data from 28 developing and transition countries, we investigate how judicial quality affects firm exports through relationship-specific investment. We find that a good legal system significantly increases exports among firms that use more customized goods as intermediate inputs. We control for potential reverse causality using propensity score matching. Our main results are robust to the use of different econometric methods. © 2009.

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  • Contract intensity, Institutions, International trade

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Judicial quality, contract intensity and trade: Firm-level evidence from developing and transition countries. / Ma, Yue; Qu, Baozhi; Zhang, Yifan.
In: Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 38, No. 2, 06.2010, p. 146-159.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review