The Dynamic Effect of Social and Political Instability on Output
Author | : Mr.Lorenzo E. Bernal-Verdugo |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2013-04-23 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1484339266 |
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the dynamic effect of social and political instability on output. Using a panel of up to 183 countries from 1980 to 2010, the results of the paper suggest that social conflicts have a significant and negative impact on output in the short-term with the magnitude of the effect being a function of the intensity of political instability. The results also show that the recovery of output over the medium-term depends on the ability of the country to implement, in the aftermath of a social instability episode, reforms aimed at improving the level of governance. The results are robust to different checks and estimation strategies.