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Uncertainty and Growth in Transition Economies

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  • Andrej Susjan
  • Tjasa Redek

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The paper investigates the relationship between fundamental uncertainty, a recurrent theme in post-Keynesian economic literature, and economic performance in transition economies. Uncertainty in the transitional economic environment is enhanced by factors such as institutional transformation, political and social instability, and legacies of the past. To capture the changes in the levels of transition-specific uncertainty, the authors have designed the uncertainty index, based on a weighted selection of Heritage Foundation and Freedom House data. The correlation between the uncertainty index and growth is strong and clearly negative. Panel data analysis based on a growth model, supplemented by variables to simulate transitional cycle, and performed on a sample of transition economies for the period 1995-2002, confirms that high levels of transition-specific uncertainty had a negative impact on economic growth.

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  • Andrej Susjan & Tjasa Redek, 2008. "Uncertainty and Growth in Transition Economies," Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 66(2), pages 209-234.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsocec:v:66:y:2008:i:2:p:209-234
    DOI: 10.1080/00346760701821979
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