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Culture, Institutions and Democratization
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Roland, Gérard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under an individualistic and a collectivist culture. The … culture are more likely to end up adopting democracy faster than countries with a collectivist culture. Our instrumental … democracy, even after controlling for other determinants of democracy emphasized in the literature. We also give evidence that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266531
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What is the Domain of the Welfare State?
Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
The paper examines the appropriate domain of the Welfare State by exploring the areas in which free enterprise fails to provide adequate welfare state services. The paper outlines a simple coherent strategy for formulating government welfare state policy by identifying the relevant market...
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An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Greenwood, Jeremy; Kircher, Philipp; Santos, Cezar; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Eleven percent of the Malawian population is HIV infected. Eighteen percent of sexual encounters are casual. A condom is used one quarter of the time. A choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model is constructed to analyze the Malawian epidemic. In the developed framework, people select...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084502
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Democratic Redistribution and Rule of the Majority
Corneo, Giacomo; Neher, Frank - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
quality of democracy. However, we detect a non-negligible share of democracies that implement a minority-backed amount of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084276
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Political Conflict and Power-Sharing in the Origins of Modern Colombia
Mazzuca, Sebastián L; Robinson, James A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
In this paper we present historical evidence and a theoretical analysis of the origins of political stability and instability in Colombia for the period 1850-1950, and their relationship to political, particularly electoral, institutions. We show that the driving force behind institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114374
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Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change
Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
years. Democratic capital - measured by a nation's historical experience with democracy and by the incidence of democracy in … its neighborhood - reduces the exit rate from democracy and raises the exit rate from autocracy. In democracies, a higher … economic development jointly with the consolidation of democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791276
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Economic growth and the rise of political extremism: theory and evidence
Brückner, Markus; Grüner, Hans Peter - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
In many western democracies, political parties with extreme platforms challenge more moderate incumbents. This paper analyses the impact of economic growth on the support for extreme political platforms. We provide a theoretical argument in favor of growth effects (as opposed to level effects)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530375
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Free Trade Agreements and the Consolidation of Democracy
Liu, Xuepeng; Ornelas, Emanuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
We study the relationship between participation in free trade agreements (FTAs) and the sustainability of democracy …
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Estimating Income Elasticity of Government Expenditures: Evidence from Oil Price Shocks
Brückner, Markus; Chong, Alberto; Gradstein, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
the income elasticity of government spending and find no support for views that either democracy, inequality, or openness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293665
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Private Provision of Public Goods and Information Diffusion in Social Groups
Scharf, Kimberley - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We describe a model of fundraising in social groups, where private information about quality of provision is transmitted by social proximity. Individuals engage in voluntary provision of a pure collective good that is consumed by both neighbors and non-neighbors. We show that, unlike in the case...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320406