Arbeitspapier
The relationship between political instability and economic growth in advanced economies: Empirical evidence from a panel VAR and a dynamic panel FE-IV analysis
This paper analyzes the relationship between political instability and economic growth in advanced economies. Using a panel of 34 advanced economies from 1996 to 2020, we first employ a panel VAR estimated via System GMM, which allows us to explore the endogenous relationship between economic growth and political instability and to identify potential transmission channels. Second, we use an instrumental variable approach that exploits variation in median temperature and spillover effects of political instability from culturally approximate countries to establish causality. The empirical results suggest that political instability reduces GDP by 4 to 7 % five years after the shock, mainly through lower investment and consumption. A one standard deviation increase in economic growth reduces political instability by half a standard deviation, five years after the shock.
- ISBN
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978-3-96973-166-6
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 1000
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Single Equation Models: Single Variables: Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
Institutions and Growth
Capitalist Systems: Political Economy
- Thema
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Political instability
economic growth
panel VAR
system GMM
Panel IV
local projection
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Dirks, Maximilian
Schmidt, Torsten
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
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Essen
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2023
- DOI
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doi:10.4419/96973166
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Dirks, Maximilian
- Schmidt, Torsten
- RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
Entstanden
- 2023