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Liberalization, democracy and economic performance during transition

Fidrmuc, Jan - 2000

liberalization. Second, democracy has a negative effect on growth during the contraction, whereas its effect appears insignificant … apparently go beyond deteriorating economic performance. The level of democracy, in contrast, increases the support for the …

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Liberalization, democracy and economic performance during transition

Fidrmuc, Jan - 2000

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Liberalization, democracy and economic performance during transition

Fidrmuc, Jan - 2000

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Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth During Post-Communist Transition

Fidrmuc, Jan - 2003

controlling for endogeneity of liberalization in growth). (2) Democracy facilitates economic liberalization. (3) Because of its … effect on liberalization, democracy has a positive overall effect on growth. Nevertheless, the marginal effect of democracy … subsequent democracy appears negative. (5) Economic performance is an important determinant of electoral outcomes and, in …

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The Crime of Tax Evasion in Transition Economies

Katz, Barbara G.; Owen, Joel - 2011

Frequent government changes, often bringing reversals in ideological orientations, forced agents in economies in transition to make economic decisions without knowing whether their next government would be more or less benevolent, democratic, corrupt, or able and willing to pursue economic...

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Post-Communist Russia in Post-Industrial World : Elements of Catching-Up Policy

Mau, Vladimir - 2015

The paper discusses the strategy of economic development of Russia, which has to be developed after the end of the first stage of post-communist transition – when private economy replaced the state-controlled one and stabilization has been obtained. Russia is considered as a heavy...

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Nature's Blessing or Nature's Curse : The Political Economy of Transition in Resource-Based Economies

Esanov, Akram; Raiser, Martin; Buiter, Willem H. - 2014

The 15 newly independent states that emerged from the breakdown of the Soviet Union are now celebrating their 10th anniversary of independence. This paper looks back over the first decade and draws some lessons from the experience made to date. It focuses on the energy-rich states of the...

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Transforming Economies and Societies in the Countries of East-Central Europe

Myant, Martin - 2014

democracy and much greater openness to the outside world. The countries acquired, as acknowledged by acceptance as EU members …

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Russian Economic Reforms as Perceived by Western Critics

Mau, Vladimir - 2012

It has recently become customary to argue that Russian economic transformation since 1991 has failed because of bad policy advice and mistaken policy choices. Though Russia's performance leaves much to be desired, such criticisms are based on a failure to analyse the real choices available to...

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Economic Growth in Belarus (1996-2004) : Main Drivers and Risks

Bakanova, Marina - 2014

This chapter takes stock of growth trends in Belarusian economy since 1996, reviews the evidence of accumulated challenges and risks within the existing growth patterns, and provides policy recommendations aimed at strengthening growth sustainability. In sum, while economic growth in Belarus in...

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