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Title: Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth during Post-Communist Transition

Author(s): Jan Fidrmuc

Publication Date: April 2001

Keyword(s): Democracy, Economic Performance, Elections and Liberalization

Programme Area(s): Transition Economics

Abstract: This Paper explores interactions between growth, economic liberalization and democratization during transition. The results can be summarized as follows: (1) Liberalization has a strong positive effect on growth during transition. This holds also when controlling for possible endogeneity of liberalization in growth. (2) Democracy encourages liberalization - countries which introduced greater democracy subsequently progress further in economic liberalization too. (3) Because of its reinforcing effect on liberalization, democracy has a positive overall impact on growth. Nevertheless, the marginal effect of democracy (after controlling for progress in economic liberalization) is negative during early transition. (4) The progress in democratization in turn depends on past economic performance in a surprising manner - the relationship between past growth and subsequent democracy appears negative. (5) Economic performance is an important determinant of electoral outcomes and, in particular, of support for reforms.

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Fidrmuc, J. 2001. 'Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth during Post-Communist Transition'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=2759