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Prospective NATO or EU membership and institutional change in transition countries
Schweickert, Rainer; Melnykovska, Inna; Belke, Ansgar; … - In: The economics of transition 19 (2011) 4, pp. 667-692
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317598
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NATO AS AN EXTERNAL DRIVER OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
Melnykovska, Inna; Schweickert, Rainer - In: Defence and Peace Economics 22 (2011) 3, pp. 279-297
So far, economic analyses of NATO enlargement have been restricted to aspects of regional security while political analyses focused on indirect peace-building effects on democracy in the first place. Our panel regressions for 25 post-communist countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 reveal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009215304
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Varieties of Capitalism, Governance and Government Spending – A Cross-Section Analysis
Ahrens, Joachim; Schweickert, Rainer; Zenker, Juliane - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2011
We argue that the literature on government size suffers from neglecting the role of governance both as a driving and a … averaging data for the period 2003-07 reveals that better governance allows for higher spending. However, on the demand side …, more open countries are likely to spend more in cases of minor quality of governance only. In this respect, government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009276632
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Analyzing bottlenecks for institutional development in Central Asia: Is it oil, aid, or geography?
Melnykovska, Inna; Schweickert, Rainer - PFH Private University of Applied Sciences, Göttingen - 2009
regional component of bad governance. Hence, change might come but at a very low pace. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957525
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External Drivers of Institutional Change in Central Asia – Regional Integration Schemes and the Role of Russia and China
Schweickert, Rainer; Melnykovska, Inna; Plamper, Hedwig - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
Russia and China are assumed to challenge democratization and to promote autocracy. In a first step, we analyze Central Asia as the most-likely case, considering both Russia and China as relevant external actors. We develop a concept for our analysis based on the different strategies of Russia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887001
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Resource-based reluctance, reversed asymmetry, and non-trade integration incentives: theory and evidence from European neighbourhood
Franke, Anja; Gawrich, Andrea; Melnykovska, Inna; … - 2009
Among ENP countries, Azerbaijan is outstanding because it leans on its resource base and sees the EU at the receiving end of bilateral relations. At the other extreme, Ukraine depends on EU cooperation, especially with respect to trade. We develop a comprehensive theoretical concept for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265255
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Prospective membership and institutional change in transition countries
Belke, Ansgar; Bordon, Ingo G.; Melnykovska, Inna; … - 2009
the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271853
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Prospective NATO or EU membership and institutional change in transition countries
Belke, Ansgar; Bordon, Ingo G.; Melnykovska, Inna; … - 2009
the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271855
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Prospective NATO or EU Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Belke, Ansgar; Bordon, Ingo G.; Melnykovska, Inna; … - 2009
the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271856
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Which membership matters? External vs. internal determinants of institutional change in transition countries
Drautzburg, Thorsten; Melnykovska, Inna; Schweickert, Rainer - 2008
Governance Indicators (WBGI) based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2005. We show that natural … incentives for good governance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273095