@article{article_474340, title={The Effect of Openness and Democracy Level on Government Size: Evidence of Rodrik Hypothesis From Transition Economies}, journal={Ege Academic Review}, volume={14}, pages={345–360}, year={2014}, author={Zortuk, Mahmut and Beşer, Berna}, keywords={Government size, openness, transition economies, rodrik hypothesis}, abstract={In this study, Rodrik hypothesis, which suggests positive relationship between government size and the risk from trade openness, is analyzed for 24 transition economies for the period 1990-2011. In the first part of the empirical analysis, it is found that the strong democracies among transition economies are partly inclined to satisfy Rodrik hypothesis. In the second part, the validity of Rodrik hypothesis is obtained for the mixed regime transition economies which are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. Among these countries, government size is positively related with the external risk independent from the trade openness}, number={3}, publisher={Ege University}