Prospective Nato or EU Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries

Ruhr Economic Papers No. 131

31 Pages Posted: 25 Oct 2009

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Ansgar Hubertus Belke

University of Duisburg-Essen - Department of Economics and Business Administration; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Centre for European Policy Studies

Ingo G. Bordon

University of Duisburg-Essen

Inna Melnykovska

University of Kiel - Institute for World Economics (IfW)

Rainer Schweickert

University of Kiel - Institute for World Economics (IfW)

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Date Written: August 2009

Abstract

This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 we show that pre-accession incentives provided by EU and NAT Oclearly matter for institutional development. In addition, path-dependency determined by cultural norms may be overcome by economic liberalization while foreign aid seems to hamper institutional development.

Keywords: EU, NATO, transition economies, institutional change, governance

JEL Classification: F15, F2, F5, P2, P3, O19

Suggested Citation

Belke, Ansgar Hubertus and Bordon, Ingo G. and Melnykovska, Inna and Schweickert, Rainer, Prospective Nato or EU Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries (August 2009). Ruhr Economic Papers No. 131, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1492172 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1492172

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Inna Melnykovska

University of Kiel - Institute for World Economics (IfW) ( email )

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Rainer Schweickert

University of Kiel - Institute for World Economics (IfW) ( email )

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D-24118 Kiel
Germany

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