Mazhikeyev, Arman; Edwards, T. Huw; Rizov, Marian - School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University - 2014
Previous studies characterize some of the Former Soviet Central Asian countries (CACs) as “more open” (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) and others as “more isolated” (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) depending on their trade-over-GDP level. Being an open or isolationist economy has...