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posted on 2018-04-17, 13:46 authored by Toke S. Aidt, Vitor CastroVitor Castro, Rodrigo MartinsWe study the effect of government ideology on sustainable development, measured as investment in genuine wealth, in a dynamic panel of 79 countries between 1981 and 2013. We find robust and statistically significant evidence that genuine investment grows faster under right-wing governments than under left-wing or center governments. In contrast, we find no indication of opportunistic cycles.
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Vitor Castro also wishes to thank the financial support provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the research grant FRH/BSAB/113588/2015 (partially funded by COMPTE, QREN and FEDER).
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