Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018
There are 15 independent countries that emerged (re-emerged) from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics since its collapse in 1991. The process of independence of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries was followed by massive economic, political, and institutional reforms that, in most cases,...
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| description | There are 15 independent countries that emerged (re-emerged) from the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics since its collapse in 1991. The process of independence of the Former
Soviet Union (FSU) countries was followed by massive economic, political, and institutional
reforms that, in most cases, sought the transition from centralised systems to market
economies. This paper uses the club convergence method developed by Phillips and Sul
(2007, 2009) to analyse convergence in terms of size of government and economic growth
between 1991 and 2018 for 14 FSU countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The results suggest the existence of two convergence clubs in terms
of size of government. In both groups, the government spending has been reduced until 2008,
followed by a stabilisation process. Turkmenistan is the only non-convergent country to any
club. Likewise, there are three different convergence clubs in terms of GDP per capita. The
analysis of economic convergence and the size of government in the FSU countries provides
valuable insight into their path to sustainability. Economic efficiency, social equity, and
institutional stability are essential components that these countries must strengthen to achieve
long-term sustainable development |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85cf823e8de44962851a66d4b0b20e382025-08-20T03:33:14ZengEditura ASEAmfiteatru Economic1582-91462247-91042024-11-0126No. Special 181256 126910.24818/EA/2024/S18/1256Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018Juan David García González0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0122-5511Jose Ramos Pires Manso1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4555-5013Juan Milán García2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-0024Jaime de Pablo Valenciano3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9451-8956University of Almeria, Almeria, SpainUniversity of Beira Interior, Covilha, PortugalUniversity of Almeria, Almeria, SpainUniversity of Almeria, Almeria, SpainThere are 15 independent countries that emerged (re-emerged) from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics since its collapse in 1991. The process of independence of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries was followed by massive economic, political, and institutional reforms that, in most cases, sought the transition from centralised systems to market economies. This paper uses the club convergence method developed by Phillips and Sul (2007, 2009) to analyse convergence in terms of size of government and economic growth between 1991 and 2018 for 14 FSU countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The results suggest the existence of two convergence clubs in terms of size of government. In both groups, the government spending has been reduced until 2008, followed by a stabilisation process. Turkmenistan is the only non-convergent country to any club. Likewise, there are three different convergence clubs in terms of GDP per capita. The analysis of economic convergence and the size of government in the FSU countries provides valuable insight into their path to sustainability. Economic efficiency, social equity, and institutional stability are essential components that these countries must strengthen to achieve long-term sustainable developmenthttps://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3370.pdfgrowthsize of stateconvergenceclub convergencepost-sovietsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Juan David García González Jose Ramos Pires Manso Juan Milán García Jaime de Pablo Valenciano Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018 Amfiteatru Economic growth size of state convergence club convergence post-soviet sustainability |
| title | Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018 |
| title_full | Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018 |
| title_short | Size of Government and Economic Growth: A Convergence Analysis of Former Soviet Union Countries from 1991 to 2018 |
| title_sort | size of government and economic growth a convergence analysis of former soviet union countries from 1991 to 2018 |
| topic | growth size of state convergence club convergence post-soviet sustainability |
| url | https://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_3370.pdf |
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