Prospective NATO or EU Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries

Ansgar Belke, Ingo G. Bordon, Inna Melnykovska and Rainer Schweickert

No 131, Ruhr Economic Papers from RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-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.

Keywords: EU; NATO; transition economies; institutional change; governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 F20 F50 O19 P20 P30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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