eine Demokratie erst ermöglicht? Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die jüngere empirische Literatur zur Frage der …

factors. It is argued here that democratization may affect both. As the economy becomes more democratic, it creates high … between democracy and institutional quality. …

magnitude of episodes of mass killing and the levels of development and democracy across countries and over time. Mass killings … appear to be more likely at intermediate levels of income and less likely at very high levels of democracy. However, the … estimated relationship between democracy and probability of mass killings is not linear in the full sample. In the 20th century …

Does democracy promote economic development? We review recent attempts to addresses this question, which exploit the … within-country variation associated with historical transitions in and out of democracy. The answer is positive, but depends … each induce growth accelerations, but countries liberalizing their economy before extending political rights do better than …

. Economic liberalizations are measured by a widely used indicator that captures the scope of the market in the economy, and in … liberalizations correspond to the event of becoming a democracy. Using a difference-in-difference estimation, we ask what are the …

empirical sketch on to what extent Europe has already succeeded with respect to this ambitious goal. The result is quite … social cohesion and democracy. As alternative, the possible future role of the European Social Model could consist of the …