Aid and institutions in transition economies |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125 Australia;2. Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125 Australia;1. Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics, Welthandelsplatz 1, A-1020 Vienna, Austria;2. Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Arsenal, Objekt 20, A-1030 Vienna, Austria;3. University of Vienna, Department of Economic Sociology, Oskar Morgenstern Platz 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;1. Department of Economics, University of Hagen, Universitätsstr. 41, 58097 Hagen, Germany;2. Department of Economics, University of Siegen, Hölderlinstr. 3, 57068 Siegen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | We investigate whether aid contributed to institutional development in transition economies. We find that aid flows have a positive effect on democratization, especially on constraints on the executive and political participation. At the same time, total aid has no effect on overall quality of governance, while US aid appears to have a negative impact on some dimensions of governance. Aid’s differential impact on democracy and governance is consistent with uneven development of institutions and the democracy consolidation hypothesis. We also find that aid has a non-linear effect on democracy. Openness has a positive effect on both democracy and good governance. Oil resources have an adverse effect on democracy. Adult mortality, civil war and adherence to Islam are all detrimental to good governance. |
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