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The Effects of Economic and Political Development on GDP Growth Volatility

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  • Edwards Jeffrey A

    (North Carolina A&T State University)

  • Thames Frank C.

    (Texas Tech University)

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The existing literature argues that both higher levels of political and economic development can dampen real GDP growth volatility. The problem, however, is that both forms of development are thought to be highly correlated. Using a dataset of 94 countries, we address this problem and find that not only does economic and political development have non-linear relationships with volatility, but that the effect of the former is more substantively significant than that of political development after a certain level of development is attained.

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  • Edwards Jeffrey A & Thames Frank C., 2009. "The Effects of Economic and Political Development on GDP Growth Volatility," Global Economy Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 9(2), pages 1-33, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:glecon:v:9:y:2009:i:2:n:1
    DOI: 10.2202/1524-5861.1452
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    1. Ahmed, Abdullahi D., 2016. "Integration of financial markets, financial development and growth: Is Africa different?," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 43-59.

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