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The Impact of Political Stability on Economic Growth in European Union

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  • Emilia Anuta Corovei

    (“1st of December 1918†University of Alba Iulia)

  • Adela Socol

    (“1st of December 1918†University of Alba Iulia)

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In our empirical study we analyze the impact of political stability on GDP growth forEuropean Union Countries over the period 2000-2017. We ran a panel OLS regression with robust standard errors and we removed panel autocorrelation and heteroskedasticity from our data. We consider a politically stable country when doesn’t face with conflicts, protests, radical changes of regimes, terorismand wars. Political risk is often associated with foreign investments. Foreign investors are not willing to invest in war and conflict countries, in regions where the legislative, executive and judiciary powers can not operate under normal democratic conditions. Our empirical results indicate that there is a positive and a significant relationship between political stability and GDP growth.

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  • Emilia Anuta Corovei & Adela Socol, 2019. "The Impact of Political Stability on Economic Growth in European Union," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 8-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xix:y:2019:i:1:p:8-14
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    Keywords

    GDP growth; Political stability; European Union;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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