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Economic integration and political disintegration

Alesina, Alberto; Spolaore, Enrico; Wacziarg, Romain - 1997

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Economic Integration and Political Disintegration

Alesina, Alberto - 1997

Trade liberalization and political separatism go hand in hand. In a world of trade restrictions, large countries enjoy … economic benefits because political boundaries determine the size of the market. In a world of free trade and global markets …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012472651

The growth effect of democracy : is it heterogenous and how can it be estimated?

Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2007

We estimate the effect of political regime transitions on growth with semi-parametric methods, combining difference in differences with matching, that have not been used in macroeconomic settings. Our semi-parametric estimates suggest that previous parametric estimates may have seriously...