In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … to be realized when democracy is captured by the richer segments of the population; when it caters to the preferences of …

Medical and public health innovations in the 1940s quickly resulted in significant health improvements around the world …

liberalizations correspond to the event of becoming a democracy. Using a difference-in-difference estimation, we ask what are the …

We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under individualistic and collectivist cultures. The … culture are more likely to end up adopting democracy earlier than countries with a collectivist culture. Our empirical … democracy, even after controlling for other determinants of democracy emphasized in the literature. We provide evidence that …

capita income causes the creation and the consolidation of democracy. We argue that existing studies find support for this … affect both the level of income per capita and the likelihood of democracy in a country, and failing to control for these … factors may introduce a spurious relationship between income and democracy. We show that controlling for these historical …

of democracy (rather than democracy vs. non-democracy) has important consequences for the adoption of structural polices … opposed to majoritarian) and permanent (as opposed to temporary) democracy appear to produce the most growth …

difference in the structural variances in these two sub-samples to gain identification. We find that democracy and the rule of … a negative impact on income levels and democracy, but a positive effect on rule of law. Higher income produces greater … openness and better institutions, but these effects are not very strong. Rule of law and democracy tend to be mutually …

We provide evidence that democracy has a significant and robust positive effect on GDP. Our empirical strategy relies … on a dichotomous measure of democracy coded from several sources to reduce measurement error and controls for country … fixed effects and the rich dynamics of GDP, which otherwise confound the effect of democracy on economic growth. Our …