How does political instability affect economic growth?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 151-167

  Aisen, Ari ^a   Veiga, Francisco José ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Growth accounting; Political instability; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870920521     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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