@techreport{Hayo1999Micro,
abstract = {This paper looks at public support for the creation of a market economy in Eastern Europe. As
a data base, the Central and Eastern Eurobarometers surveys are employed, covering up to 21
countries over a time period of 1990-96 and totalling more than 100000 observations on
individuals. The development of support for market reforms is analysed over time and
countries. Moreover, in a number of panel regressions, individual and macroeconomic
determinants of support for reforms are studied. Apart from the influence of individual
characteristics (age, gender, education, income), the only significant and robust aggregate
effect is that those countries that are able to keep inflation low get more support for market
reforms. Small government budget deficits may also help to strengthen support. Differences
in employment, GDP per capita, openness, private sector share and microeconomic transition
progress do not show robust effects on people's attitudes towards the creation of a market
economy.},
address = {Bonn},
author = {Bernd Hayo},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {P1; P2; O52; 330; Economic Reforms; Eastern Europe; Public Support; Transformation; Systemtransformation; \"{U}bergangswirtschaft; Public Choice; \"{O}ffentliche Meinung; Marktwirtschaft; Sch\"{a}tzun},
language = {eng},
number = {B 25-1999},
publisher = {ZEI},
title = {Micro and macro determinants of public support for market reforms in Eastern Europe},
type = {ZEI working paper},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/39572},
year = {1999}
}
