What Determines Long-Run Macroeconomic Stability? : Democratic Institutions /

We examine the deep determinants of long-run macroeconomic stability in a cross-country framework. We find that conflict, openness, and democratic political institutions have a strong and statistically significant causal impact on macroeconomic stability. Surprisingly the most robust relationship of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Subramanian, Arvind
Other Authors: Satyanath, Shanker
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/215
Online Access:Full text available on IMF