Taking Institutions Seriously: The Real Lessons of New Institutional Economics for Development
Dec 08, 2010
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Mercatus Center - 4th floor Hazel Hall - Board Room
Event Speakers
Are we all institutionalists now? What should development agencies really learn from the New Institutional Economics? Nye discusses the impediments to growth in underdeveloped countries and explains why most reform attempts ignore the most important distortions in poorly functioning economies and misunderstand the incentives facing both donors and recipients.