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Nonlinear Dynamics of Militarization and Income Inequality Nexus in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe: A Panel Kink Regression Analysis (1990–2023)

Ourania Dimitraki & Kyriakos Emmanouilidis

Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy2025https://doi.org/10.1515/peps-2025-0042article
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Abstract This paper examines the relationship between militarization, and income inequality in Eastern Bloc European countries from 1990 to 2023 – a period marked by post-socialist transition, economic upheaval, and political instability. The region’s unique geopolitical position and complex socio-political structure have contributed to widening socioeconomic disparities and rising militarization. Using a panel kink regression (PKR) model with the Global Militarisation Index and GINI index, we identify a critical threshold beyond which militarisation’s effect on inequality reverses. Below this point, militarization modestly reduces inequality; above it, further increases worsen disparities. These findings underline the need for balanced policies that promote both security and social equity in the region.

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@article{ourania2025,
  title        = {{Nonlinear Dynamics of Militarization and Income Inequality Nexus in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe: A Panel Kink Regression Analysis (1990–2023)}},
  author       = {Ourania Dimitraki & Kyriakos Emmanouilidis},
  journal      = {Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1515/peps-2025-0042},
}

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0.37

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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