On the measurement of political instability and its impact on economic growth

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-29

  Jong A Pin, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Factor analysis; Political instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849164627     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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