Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization … economic freedom, while empowerment rights are not robustly affected. Due to the lack of consensus about the appropriate level …

This paper explores the dynamics of press freedom around events that threaten or oust the incumbent regime of a country …. While democracies on average grant the press more freedom, our theoretical starting point is that democracies and … government. We estimate the dynamics of press freedom around both failed and successful coups and find that although press …

in the World Values Survey, and democracy, all of which are good for growth as reflected in the purchasing power of per … growth across the globe. In a large sample of countries, equality in the distribution of income as measured by the World Bank … and by The Standardized World Income Inequality Database are seen to be correlated with economic diversification, the rule …

general democracy index for 87 countries shows that a higher degree of direct democracy leads to lower budget deficits and …

This paper investigates on the demographic, economic, political and cultural determinants of direct democracy in 87 … countries using an index of direct democracy. The test is interesting since there are important variations across these … the estimation technique. Political rights and stability also work as prerequisites to direct democracy. Direct democracy …

difficulties of particular democracies to function properly confront democracy with a new series of challenges and opportunities … democracy. We survey a long period in the quest for such new forms and point to next inventions for such forms. We suggest to … experiment with new ways for democracy to extend the choice of democratic processes that can be implemented in real …

We study whether a democracy improves a measure of individual wellbeing; human heights. Drawing on individual …-level datasets, we test the hypothesis using a battery of eight different measures of democracy and derived averages, and include … models accounting for several confounders, regional and cohort fixed effects. We document that democracy - or its quality …

more lenient and child labor thus more prevalent than in countries enjoying political freedom. We test this implication and …