Does winning big enhance economic performance? An empirical evidence.

• Main Authors: Koh, Shi Hui, Loo, Kin Hong, Ng, Zheng Xiang
• Other Authors: Chen Xiaoping
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72732
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper investigates the causal effect of political capital on economic growth, using panel data regression of a dataset consisting of up to 174 countries between the period of 1965 and 2015. The results suggest that political capital has a positive effect on economic growth. With a high politica...