that Chinese aid poses a challenge to conditional aid, thus weakening democracy promotion. This study aims to deepen our … Survey, we use an instrumental variable approach to test the effect of Chinese aid on attitudes toward democracy in 18 Latin … democracy. We also find that individuals who have a positive attitude towards China are more likely to value democracy. In …

statistical framework, in a panel of 160 countries, we focus on 14 episodes of transition from democracy to autocracy. We find …

probability of a transition from autocracy to democracy and reduces the probability of democratic survival. …

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

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. …

in the World Values Survey, and democracy, all of which are good for growth as reflected in the purchasing power of per …