Governance and institutional indicators

1 papers in the last 7 days · 8 of its 9 datasets mentioned

Country indices of governance, democracy, corruption, economic freedom, political risk and capital openness.

Key findings

Datasets in the category “Governance and institutional indicators” were mentioned in 22 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #15 of the 58 data categories mentioned.
The most-mentioned were Worldwide Governance Indicators (15), V-Dem (5), Economic freedom indices (3), International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) (3) and Corruption Perceptions Index (2).
By journal category: Economics (9), Management (6), Finance (6) and Accounting (1).
Most of them appeared in Future Business Journal (3), The Annals of Regional Science (2) and Finance research letters (2).

Datasets

Datasets in this category · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)
Dataset	Papers	Last 7 days	Names searched for
Worldwide Governance Indicators	15	0	Worldwide Governance Indicators, WGI
V-Dem	5	1	V-Dem, Varieties of Democracy
Economic freedom indices	3	0	Index of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World, Heritage Foundation, Fraser Institute
International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)	3	0	International Country Risk Guide, ICRG
Corruption Perceptions Index	2	0	Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International
Chinn-Ito financial openness index	1	0	Chinn-Ito, Chinn and Ito, KAOPEN
Polity	1	0	Polity IV, Polity 5, Polity5, Polity2, Polity score, Polity project
World Bank Doing Business	1	0	Doing Business report, Doing Business indicators, World Bank Doing Business, ease of doing business
Freedom House	0	0	Freedom House

Papers mentioning these datasets, newest first.
Date	Title	Journal	Authors	Affiliations	Datasets mentioned
2026-10-22	Asymmetric decentralization and inequality	The Annals of Regional Science	Melissa Ziegler Rogers, Melissa Ziegler Rogers	Duke University; Claremont Graduate University	V-Dem
2026-10-15	Does entrepreneurship policy reform institutional conditions? Evidence from India’s Startup India programme	Future Business Journal	Gourav Aggarwal, Smita Kashiramka	O. P. Jindal Global University; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	World Bank Doing Business
2026-10-10	Innovation bridging sustainability: the role of digital finance, institutional policy stringency, and climate physical risks for advancing energy transformation	Financial Innovation	Huma Iftikhar, Luo Guang, Ningyu Qian	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-10-08	Entrepreneurship development, corruption perception, and sustainable development outcomes in emerging economies: the moderating role of digital financial inclusion	Future Business Journal	Seun Adebowale Adebanjo		Worldwide Governance Indicators, Corruption Perceptions Index
2026-10-08	Political polarization, public debt, and sovereign rating downgrades	Finance research letters	María José Quinteros, Mauricio G. Villena	Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Universidad Diego Portales	V-Dem
2026-10-08	Populism and sustainable marketing practices: Insights from consumer-packaged goods manufacturers’ new product launches	Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science	Martin Heinberg, Mustapha Belkhouja, H.D. Yoon	University of Leeds; Grenoble Ecole de Management; Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord	Economic freedom indices
2026-10-07	Is Europe a laggard? Comparing the EU and the US using an interdisciplinary well-being framework	Ecological Economics	Annegeke Jansen, Ranran Wang, Jan-emmanuel De Neve A et al.	Leiden University; Mansfield University; Manchester College; …	V-Dem
2026-10-06	CSR focus under competitive pressure: The role of national institutions	Journal of World Business	Limin Fu, Dirk Michael Boehe, Mariano L.M. Heyden	Monash University; Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique	Worldwide Governance Indicators, Economic freedom indices
2026-10-06	Beyond psychology and environment explanations: a linguistic microfoundation approach to entrepreneurs’ anxiety	Journal of Business Research	Nitish Singh, Stephen X. Zhang, Wenping Ye et al.	Baylor University; Jinan University; Saint Louis University	Economic freedom indices
2026-10-06	Green hydrogen promotion in Cameroon: Implications for sustainable development	Energy Policy	Anja Brumme, Alexander Golub, Anil Markandya et al.	TU Bergakademie Freiberg; American University; Basque Centre for Climate Change	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-10-06	Do digitalization and institutional capacity improve EU fund management for bridging territorial gaps? Evidence from the 2014–2020 Cohesion Policy	The Annals of Regional Science	Benedetta Coluccia, Valentina Cattivelli, Roberta Barbieri	Pegaso University; University of Salento	Worldwide Governance Indicators, Corruption Perceptions Index
2026-10-05	Government size, civic capital and economic performance: An O-ring approach	Economic Modelling	Luciano Mauro, Francesco Pigliaru, Gaetano Carmeci	University of Trieste; University of Cagliari	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-10-04	Macroprudential policy and financial risk: The moderating role of financial innovation	Finance research letters	Jinghao Yang, Jun Wen, Xinxin Zhao et al.	Xi'an Jiaotong University; China University of Geosciences; China University of Geosciences (Beijing); …	Worldwide Governance Indicators, International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)
2026-10-01	From potential to performance: How institutions, informality and tax morale shape tax collection efficiency	Journal of Policy Modeling	Víctor Mauricio Mauricio Castañeda Rodríguez	Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Worldwide Governance Indicators, V-Dem
2026-10-01	Trade finance systems and global value chain participation: Global evidence with insights from Africa	Economic Systems	Klavdij Logožar, Carin Strydom	University of Maribor; North-West University	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-10-01	Balancing stability and transparency: Macroprudential policies and opacity puzzle in banking	The British Accounting Review	Trang Nguyen Ha Cu, Chau H. A. Le, Luu Ngoc Hiep et al.	National Economics University; VNU University of Economics and Business; University of Lincoln; …	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-10-01	Value capture without structural transformation: Evidence from China–Africa trade	International Review of Economics & Finance	Gizachew Dessalegn Gedefie, Tesfaye Lemma, Sanmang Wu et al.	China University of Geosciences; China University of Geosciences (Beijing); University of Gondar; …	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-09-30	Taking the pulse of fiscal distress: inflation, depreciation, and crises	The North American Journal of Economics and Finance	Jorge M. Uribe, Oscar Valencia	Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Inter-American Development Bank	Chinn-Ito financial openness index
2026-09-29	Virtual asset regulation and tax revenue mobilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a panel analysis, 2019 to 2023	Future Business Journal	Michael Tonbraladoh Sinebe, Victor Fegor Origho, OSAYANDE MONDAY et al.	Delta State University; Dennis Osadebay University; Edo State University Uzairue	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-09-29	Political uncertainty and international investment diversification: Cross country evidence	International Review of Financial Analysis	Frank Obenpong Kwabi, Agyenim Boateng, Chizindu Wonu et al.	De Montfort University; Leeds Beckett University; Coventry University	Worldwide Governance Indicators, Polity, V-Dem, International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)
2026-09-28	Can strong donor governance rescue projects in weak-governance recipient countries? Evidence from the World Bank	World Development	Mengqi Wang, Yongkui Li, Shenyang Jiang	Tongji University; Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Worldwide Governance Indicators
2026-09-28	Energy transition under fragmentation: A threshold analysis of inclusive governance in developing economies	Energy Policy	Muhammad Azam, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Vijay Kumar et al.	International University of Rabat; IPAG Business School; University of Waikato; …	Worldwide Governance Indicators, International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)