Economic Freedom as a Driver for Growth in Transition
28 Pages Posted: 12 Feb 2009
Date Written: January 14, 2009
Abstract
This paper reviews the political economy view of economic growth in post-communist economies making the transition to free markets, focusing on the role of economic policy and institutions. We test the hypothesis that better institutions, measured in terms of economic freedom, contribute to growth. The empirical results from the cross-section of transition economies confirm this hypothesis. The paper concludes that non-linearities are present in the growth model and that differences arise depending on how economic well-being is defined.
Keywords: growth, institutions, human capital
JEL Classification: O17, O40, O57
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