Education and the Transition to Sustained Democracy

We study empirically the role of education, age structure and other socioeconomic factors as a determinant of the transition to stable democratic regimes. Our findings suggest that educational improvements (in particular in primary education) and policies towards reducing inequalities in educational attainment play a particularly important role as a catalyst of sustainable democratization processes.

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Year of publication:	2014-03
Authors:	Cuaresma, Jesus Crespo ; Oberdabernig, Doris A.
Institutions:	Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
Subject:	Democracy \| Education \| Age Structure \| Economic Development

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Department of Economics Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	PDF Document
Classification:	I20 - Education. General ; J10 - Demographic Economics. General ; O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ; P26 - Political Economy; Property Rights
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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