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| Bonnie Wilson, Jac Heckelman and Dennis Coates |
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| ''Special-Interest Groups and Volatility'' |
| ( 2007, Vol. 15 No.18 ) |
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| This paper explores the relationship between special-interest groups and volatility of GDP growth. In an unbalanced panel of 108 countries, we find a significant negative relationship between the number of interest groups in a country and the volatility of GDP growth. |
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JEL:
D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Jul 20 2007 | | Manuscript Accepted : Aug 21 2007 |
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