Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/29918 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Ruhr Economic Papers No. 131
Publisher: 
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI), Essen
Abstract: 
This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 we show that pre-accession incentives provided by EU and NATOclearly matter for institutional development. In addition, path-dependency determined by cultural norms may be overcome by economic liberalization while foreign aid seems to hamper institutional development.
Subjects: 
EU
NATO
transition economies
institutional change
governance
JEL: 
F15
F20
F50
P20
P30
O19
ISBN: 
978-3-86788-147-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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