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Institutional Economics

Institutional Economics
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

A branch of economics that studies how institutions (including formal institutions such as laws and contracts, and informal institutions such as customs and culture) affect economic behavior and economic performance.

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Understanding the institutional foundations of economic operation. Institutional economics emphasizes that institutions are key determinants of economic growth and development, providing an important framework for understanding the economic performance of different countries, reform policies, and institutional change.

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Institutions shape behavior by reducing transaction costs and defining incentive structures, and are key variables in economic growth; formal and informal institutions jointly constrain the choices of individuals and organizations, and the absence or distortion of institutions can significantly raise transaction costs.

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