The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia
This paper explores the impact of political instability on firms in the context of Tunisia which experienced a surge in political instability events after the 2011 Jasmine revolution. Using a new dataset, we show that political instability was a major concern for small and exporting firms as well as...
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| author | Matta, Samer Appleton, Simon Bleaney, Michael |
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| description | This paper explores the impact of political instability on firms in the context of Tunisia which experienced a surge in political instability events after the 2011 Jasmine revolution. Using a new dataset, we show that political instability was a major concern for small and exporting firms as well as those that were operating in the tourism sector, those that suffered from acts of vandalism or arson and those that were located in the interior region of Tunisia. More importantly, we find strong evidence that political instability was the most damaging constraint to firm growth in Tunisia after the Arab Spring. |
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| spelling | nottingham-510822020-05-04T19:34:00Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51082/ The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia Matta, Samer Appleton, Simon Bleaney, Michael This paper explores the impact of political instability on firms in the context of Tunisia which experienced a surge in political instability events after the 2011 Jasmine revolution. Using a new dataset, we show that political instability was a major concern for small and exporting firms as well as those that were operating in the tourism sector, those that suffered from acts of vandalism or arson and those that were located in the interior region of Tunisia. More importantly, we find strong evidence that political instability was the most damaging constraint to firm growth in Tunisia after the Arab Spring. Wiley 2018-04-27 Article PeerReviewed Matta, Samer, Appleton, Simon and Bleaney, Michael (2018) The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia. Review of Development Economics . ISSN 1363-6669 Tunisia Firms Political Instability Post-Revolution https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/rode.12388 doi:10.1111/rode.12388 doi:10.1111/rode.12388 |
| spellingShingle | Tunisia Firms Political Instability Post-Revolution Matta, Samer Appleton, Simon Bleaney, Michael The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia |
| title | The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia |
| title_full | The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia |
| title_fullStr | The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia |
| title_short | The microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from Tunisia |
| title_sort | microeconomic impact of political instability: firm-level evidence from tunisia |
| topic | Tunisia Firms Political Instability Post-Revolution |
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