, however, could also play a role in disaster preparedness. In particular, I examine whether governments that are deemed to be … investment in disaster preparedness. I find an inverse U-shaped relationship between repression and casualties, with countries at …

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 …

This paper empirically analyzes the joint impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption. Based in the theoretical …

Does democracy promote economic development? This paper reviews recent attempts to address this question that exploited … explain why presidential democracy leads to faster growth than parliamentary democracy. Third, it is important to distinguish … growth effect of democracy. …

stronger political institutions, as measured by democracy indicators, manage to alleviate some of the adverse effects of US …