Constitutions and economic reforms in transition: an empirical study
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
DOI: 10.1007/s10602-008-9049-1
Download full text from publisher
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.
References listed on IDEAS
- Charles B. Blankart & Gerrit B. Koester, 2006. "Political Economics versus Public Choice," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(2), pages 171-200, May.
- Falcetti, Elisabetta & Raiser, Martin & Sanfey, Peter, 2002. "Defying the Odds: Initial Conditions, Reforms, and Growth in the First Decade of Transition," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 229-250, June.
- Marek Dabrowski & Radzislawa Gortat, 2002. "Political Determinants of Economic Reforms in Former Communist Countries," CASE Network Studies and Analyses 0242, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research.
- repec:zbw:bofitp:2007_013 is not listed on IDEAS
- Fidrmuc, Jan, 2003.
"Economic reform, democracy and growth during post-communist transition,"
European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 583-604, September.
- Fidrmuc, Jan, 2001. "Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth during Post-Communist Transition," CEPR Discussion Papers 2759, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Jan Fidrmuc, 2001. "Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth During Post-Communist Transition," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 372, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
- Witold J. Henisz, 2002. "The institutional environment for infrastructure investment," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 11(2), pages 355-389.
- World Bank, 2002. "World Development Report 2002," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 5984.
- Ian Babetskii & Nauro Campos, 2006.
"Does Reform Work? An Econometric Examination of the Reform-Growth Puzzle,"
William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series
wp870, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
- Ian Babetskii & Nauro F. Campos, 2007. "Does Reform Work? An Econometric Examination of the Reform-Growth Puzzle," CERGE-EI Working Papers wp322, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague.
- Ian Babetskii & Nauro F. Campos, 2007. "Does Reform Work? An Econometric Examination of the Reform-Growth Puzzle," Working Papers 2007/2, Czech National Bank.
- Campos, Nauro & Babetskii, Ian, 2007. "Does Reform Work? An Econometric Examination of the Reform-Growth Puzzle," CEPR Discussion Papers 6215, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Babetskii, Ian & Campos, Nauro F., 2007. "Does Reform Work? An Econometric Examination of the Reform-Growth Puzzle," IZA Discussion Papers 2638, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Babetskii, Ian & Campos, Nauro F., 2007. "Does reform work? An econometric examination of the reform-growth puzzle," BOFIT Discussion Papers 13/2007, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT).
- Farber, Daniel A, 2002. "Rights as Signals," The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press, vol. 31(1), pages 83-98, January.
- Roxana Radulescu & David Barlow, 2002. "The relationship between policies and growth in transition countries," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 10(3), pages 719-745, November.
- Lorenz Blume & Stefan Voigt, 2007.
"The Economic Effects of Human Rights,"
Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(4), pages 509-538, November.
- Blume, Lorenz & Voigt, Stefan, 2004. "The Economic Effects of Human Rights," Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 66, University of Kassel, Faculty of Economics and Management.
- Stefan Voigt (ed.), 2003. "Constitutional Political Economy," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, volume 0, number 2921, March.
- Falcetti, Elisabetta & Lysenko, Tatiana & Sanfey, Peter, 2006. "Reforms and growth in transition: Re-examining the evidence," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 421-445, September.
- László Bruszt, 2002. "MARKET MAKING AS STATE MAKING: Constitutions and Economic Development in Post-communist Eastern Europe," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 53-72, March.
- Stefan Voigt & Hans-Jürgen Wagener (ed.), 2002. "Constitutions, Markets and Law," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 2508, March.
- repec:bla:etrans:v:10:y:2002-11:i:3:p:719-745 is not listed on IDEAS
- Anne van Aaken & Eli Salzberger & Stefan Voigt, "undated". "The Prosecution of Public Figures and the Separation of Powers: Confusion within the Executive Branch," German Working Papers in Law and Economics 2003-1-1062, Berkeley Electronic Press.
- Anne Van Aaken & Eli Salzberger & Stefan Voigt, 2004.
"The Prosecution of Public Figures and the Separation of Powers. Confusion within the Executive Branch -- A Conceptual Framework,"
Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 261-280, September.
- Anne van Aaken & Eli Salzberger & Stefan Voigt, 2003. "The Prosecution of Public Figures and the Separation of Powers: Confusion within the Executive Branch. A Conceptual Framework," ICER Working Papers 32-2003, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research.
- Aron, Janine, 2000. "Growth and Institutions: A Review of the Evidence," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 15(1), pages 99-135, February.
- Feld, Lars P. & Voigt, Stefan, 2003.
"Economic growth and judicial independence: cross-country evidence using a new set of indicators,"
European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 497-527, September.
- Lars P. Feld & Stefan Voigt, 2003. "Economic Growth and Judicial Independence: Cross Country Evidence Using a New Set of Indicators," CESifo Working Paper Series 906, CESifo.
- Shugart,Matthew Soberg & Carey,John M., 1992. "Presidents and Assemblies," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521429900, January.
- W. J. Henisz, 2000. "The Institutional Environment for Economic Growth," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 12(1), pages 1-31, March.
- Shugart,Matthew Soberg & Carey,John M., 1992. "Presidents and Assemblies," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521419628, January.
- Granger, C W J, 1969. "Investigating Causal Relations by Econometric Models and Cross-Spectral Methods," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 37(3), pages 424-438, July.
- Sims, Christopher A, 1972. "Money, Income, and Causality," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 62(4), pages 540-552, September.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Katarzyna Metelska‐Szaniawska, 2021.
"Post‐socialist constitutions: The de jure–de facto gap, its effects and determinantsa,"
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(2), pages 175-196, April.
- Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, 2016. "Post-Socialist Constitutions: The De Jure - De Facto Gap, Its Effects and Determinants," Working Papers 2016-21, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
- Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska & Jacek Lewkowicz, 2021. "Post-socialist “illiberal democracies”: do de jure constitutional rights matter?," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 233-265, June.
- Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, 2016. "Reassessing the Economic Effects of Post-Socialist Constitutions Using the Synthetic Control Method," Working Papers 2016-18, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
- Thomas Apolte, 2011.
"Democracy and prosperity in two decades of transition,"
The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 19(4), pages 693-722, October.
- Thomas Apolte, "undated". "Democracy and Prosperity in two Decades of Transition," Working Papers 200106, Institute of Spatial and Housing Economics, Munster Universitary.
- Apolte, Thomas, 2010. "Democracy and prosperity in two decades of transition," CAWM Discussion Papers 26, University of Münster, Münster Center for Economic Policy (MEP).
- Christian Bjørnskov, 2015.
"Constitutional property rights protection and economic growth: evidence from the post-communist transition,"
Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 26(3), pages 247-280, September.
- Bjørnskov, Christian, 2012. "Constitutional Property Rights Protection and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Post-Communist Transition," Ratio Working Papers 189, The Ratio Institute.
- Anna Lewczuk, 2021. "On the Relationship Between Civil Liberties and Socio-Economic Development in Post-Socialist States," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 2, pages 5-29.
- Bui Ngoc Son, 2019. "Economic Constitutions in the Developing World," The Law and Development Review, De Gruyter, vol. 12(3), pages 669-690, October.
- Jan Fałkowski & Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, 2015. "Przyczyny ustanawiania i stabilność konstytucji państwa - perspektywa ekonomiczna," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 3, pages 79-105.
- Andrew Roberts, 2009. "The politics of constitutional amendment in postcommunist Europe," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 99-117, June.
- Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, 2015. "Economic Effects of Post-Socialist Constitutions Revisited (nearly) 25 Years from the Outset of Transition," Working Papers 2015-33, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
- Andreas Freytag & Jac C. Heckelman, 2011. "Has assistance from USAID been successful in promoting and sustaining democracy? Evidence from the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Eurasia," Jena Economics Research Papers 2011-017, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
- Askarov, Zohid & Doucouliagos, Hristos, 2015.
"Aid and institutions in transition economies,"
European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 55-70.
- Askarov, Zohid & Doucouliagos, Hristos, 2014. "Aid and institutions in transition economies," Working Papers eco_2014_8, Deakin University, Department of Economics.
- Askarov, Zohid & Doucouliagos, Hristos, 2015. "Development Aid and Growth in Transition Countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 383-399.
- Apolte, Thomas & Peters, Heiko, 2009. "Governance, Demokratie und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in den ehemals sozialistischen Staaten," IÖB-Diskussionspapiere 1/09, University of Münster, Institute for Economic Education.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, 2015. "Economic Effects of Post-Socialist Constitutions Revisited (nearly) 25 Years from the Outset of Transition," Working Papers 2015-33, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
- Stefan Voigt, 2011.
"Positive constitutional economics II—a survey of recent developments,"
Public Choice, Springer, vol. 146(1), pages 205-256, January.
- Stefan Voigt, 2009. "Positive Constitutional Economics II—A Survey of Recent Developments," MAGKS Papers on Economics 200936, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung).
- DELL'ANNO, Roberto & VILLA, Stefania, 2012. "Growth in Transition Countries: Big Bang versus Gradualism," CELPE Discussion Papers 122, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy.
- Fidrmuc, Jan & Tichit, Ariane, 2009.
"Mind the break! Accounting for changing patterns of growth during transition,"
Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 138-154, June.
- Jan Fidrmuc & Ariane Tichit, 2004. "Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Transition," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 2004-643, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
- Fidrmuc, Jan & Tichit, Ariane, 2007. "Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Transition," CEPR Discussion Papers 6382, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Ariane TICHIT & Jan FIDRMUC, 2008. "Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Transition," Working Papers 200818, CERDI.
- Ariane TICHIT & Jan FIDRMUC, 2007. "Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Transition," Working Papers 200721, CERDI.
- Jan Fidrmuc & Ariane Tichit, 2009. "Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Transition," CEDI Discussion Paper Series 09-02, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University.
- Jan Fidrmuc & Ariane Tichit, 2007. "Mind the Break! Accounting for Changing Patterns of Growth during Transition," CEDI Discussion Paper Series 07-06, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University.
- Jan Fałkowski & Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, 2015. "Przyczyny ustanawiania i stabilność konstytucji państwa - perspektywa ekonomiczna," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 3, pages 79-105.
- Ebru Solakoglu & M. Solakoglu & Nazmi Demir, 2013. "The Role of Progress Factors Explaining Inefficiencies in Transition Countries," Transition Studies Review, Springer;Central Eastern European University Network (CEEUN), vol. 19(3), pages 261-274, February.
- Iwasaki, Ichiro & Kumo, Kazuhiro, 2016.
"Decline and Growth in Transition Economies: A Meta-Analysis,"
CEI Working Paper Series
2016-9, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
- Ichiro Iwasaki & Kazuhiro Kumo, 2016. "Decline and Growth in Transition Economies: A Meta-Analysis," KIER Working Papers 951, Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research.
- Roberto Dell'Anno & Stefania Villa, 2013. "Growth in transition countries," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 21(3), pages 381-417, July.
- Emanuel Kohlscheen, 2010.
"Sovereign risk: constitutions rule,"
Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 62(1), pages 62-85, January.
- Kohlscheen, Emanuel, 2005. "Sovereign Risk: Constitutions Rule," Economic Research Papers 269624, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
- Kohlscheen, Emanuel, 2005. "Sovereign Risk : Constitutions Rule," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 731, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
- Emanuel Kohlscheen, 2006. "Sovereign Risk: Constitutions Rule," 2006 Meeting Papers 25, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Eicher, Theo S. & García-Peñalosa, Cecilia & Kuenzel, David J., 2018.
"Constitutional rules as determinants of social infrastructure,"
Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 182-209.
- Theo S. Eicher & Cecilia García-Peñalosa & David J. Kuenzel, 2018. "Constitutional rules as determinants of social infrastructure," Wesleyan Economics Working Papers 2018-004, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics.
- Theo Eicher & Cecilia Garcia-Peñalosa & David Kuenzel, 2018. "Constitutional rules as determinants of social infrastructure," Post-Print hal-01981017, HAL.
- Jac C. Heckelman, 2010.
"The Connection between Democratic Freedoms and Growth in Transition Economies,"
Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 56(2), pages 121-146.
- Jac, Heckelman, 2009. "The connection between democratic freedoms and growth in transition economies," MPRA Paper 21533, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Lorenz Blume & Stefan Voigt, 2007.
"The Economic Effects of Human Rights,"
Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(4), pages 509-538, November.
- Blume, Lorenz & Voigt, Stefan, 2004. "The Economic Effects of Human Rights," Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge 66, University of Kassel, Faculty of Economics and Management.
- Jan Babecky & Tomas Havranek, 2013.
"Structural Reforms and Growth in Transition: A Meta-Analysis,"
William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series
wp1057, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
- Jan Babecky & Tomas Havranek, 2013. "Structural Reforms and Growth in Transition: A Meta-Analysis," Working Papers IES 2013/14, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised Oct 2013.
- Jerg Gutmann & Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska & Stefan Voigt, 2024.
"The comparative constitutional compliance database,"
The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 95-115, January.
- Gutmann, Jerg & Metelska-Szaniawska, Katarzyna & Voigt, Stefan, 2022. "The Comparative Constitutional Compliance Database," ILE Working Paper Series 57, University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics.
- Jerg Gutmann & Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska & Stefan Voigt, 2023. "The Comparative Constitutional Compliance Database," CESifo Working Paper Series 10249, CESifo.
- Artur Radziwill & Pawel Smietanka, 2009. "EU's Eastern Neighbours: Institutional Harmonisation and Potential Growth Bonus," CASE Network Studies and Analyses 0386, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research.
- Carlos Scartascini & Mariano Tommasi & Ernesto Stein, 2010.
"Veto Players and Policy Trade-Offs- An Intertemporal Approach to Study the Effects of Political Institutions on Policy,"
Research Department Publications
4660, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
- Mariano Tommasi & Carlos Scartascini & Ernesto Stein, 2010. "Veto Players and Policy Trade-offs. An Intertemporal Approach to Study the Effects of Political Institutions on Policy," Working Papers 101, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia, revised Mar 2010.
- Tommasi, Mariano & Scartascini, Carlos & Stein, Ernesto H., 2010. "Veto Players and Policy Trade-Offs: An Intertemporal Approach to Study the Effects of Political Institutions on Policy," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1711, Inter-American Development Bank.
- Jan Babecky & Tomas Havranek, 2014. "Structural reforms and growth in transition," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 22(1), pages 13-42, January.
- Carlos Scartascini & Mariano Tommasi & Ernesto H. Stein, 2008.
"Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions and Policy Adaptability: How Do Political Institutions Work?,"
Research Department Publications
4593, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
- Scartascini, Carlos & Stein, Ernesto H. & Tommasi, Mariano, 2008. "Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions and Policy Adaptability: How Do Political Institutions Work?," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3352, Inter-American Development Bank.
- Igor Pelipas & Alexander Chubrik, 2008. "Market Reforms and Growth in Post-socialist Economies: Evidence from Panel Cointegration and Equilibrium Correction Model," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series wp936, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
- Philippe Aghion & Alberto Alesina & Francesco Trebbi, 2004.
"Endogenous Political Institutions,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 119(2), pages 565-611.
- Philippe Aghion & Albero Alesina & Francesco Trebbi, 2002. "Endogenous Political Institutions," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1957, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
- Philippe Aghion & Alberto Alesina & Francesco Trebbi, 2002. "Endogenous Political Institutions," NBER Working Papers 9006, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Aghion, Philippe & Alesina, Alberto & Trebbi, Francesco, 2004. "Endogenous Political Institutions," Scholarly Articles 4481498, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Alesina, Alberto & Aghion, Philippe & Trebbi, Francesco, 2002. "Endogenous Political Institutions," CEPR Discussion Papers 3473, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
More about this item
Keywords
Constitutional economics; Post-socialist transition; Economic reforms; H11; K19; P21; P26;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- K19 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Other
- P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
- P26 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Property Rights
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:20:y:2009:i:1:p:1-41. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.