Political Instability and Economic Vulnerability /

This paper analyzes and tests the influence of political instability on economic vulnerability in the context of the 1994 and 1997 crises episodes. It constructs four political variables that aim at quantifying political instability. The paper finds that for countries with weak economic fundamentals...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mulder, Christian
Other Authors: Bussiere, Matthieu
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/046
Online Access:Full text available on IMF