Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004

This paper revisits the early empirical literature on economic growth in transition economies, with particular focus on fiscal policy variables-fiscal balance and the size of government. The baseline model uses a parsimonious specification, drawn from Fischer and Sahay (2000), of economic growth as...

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Fiscal balance
Fiscal policy
Governance
Governance Indicators
Macroeconomic stability
National Governance
Poverty Reduction
Pro-Poor Growth
Public Finance
Public Sector Economics and Finance
Public Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
Public expenditure
Public sector
Size of government
Structural reform
Transition Economies
Varoudakis, Aristomene Sonstige oth
Tiongson, Erwin R. Sonstige oth
Pushak, Taras Sonstige oth
Varoudakis, Aristomene Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies
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spellingShingle Varoudakis, Aristomene
Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004
Economic growth
Fiscal balance
Fiscal policy
Governance
Governance Indicators
Macroeconomic stability
National Governance
Poverty Reduction
Pro-Poor Growth
Public Finance
Public Sector Economics and Finance
Public Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
Public expenditure
Public sector
Size of government
Structural reform
Transition Economies
title Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004
title_auth Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004
title_exact_search Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004
title_full Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004 Varoudakis, Aristomene
title_fullStr Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004 Varoudakis, Aristomene
title_full_unstemmed Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004 Varoudakis, Aristomene
title_short Public Finance, Governance, And Growth In Transition Economies
title_sort public finance governance and growth in transition economies empirical evidence from 1992 2004
title_sub Empirical Evidence From 1992-2004
topic Economic growth
Fiscal balance
Fiscal policy
Governance
Governance Indicators
Macroeconomic stability
National Governance
Poverty Reduction
Pro-Poor Growth
Public Finance
Public Sector Economics and Finance
Public Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
Public expenditure
Public sector
Size of government
Structural reform
Transition Economies
topic_facet Economic growth
Fiscal balance
Fiscal policy
Governance
Governance Indicators
Macroeconomic stability
National Governance
Poverty Reduction
Pro-Poor Growth
Public Finance
Public Sector Economics and Finance
Public Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
Public expenditure
Public sector
Size of government
Structural reform
Transition Economies
url http://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/workingpaper/10.1596/1813-9450-4255
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