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A Lipsetian Theory of Democratization : Development, Education, Inequality, and Resources
Boucekkine, Raouf - 2017
The paper reexamines Lipset's theory of democratization, by distinguishing the role of (economic) development from that of education, inequality, and (natural) resources. We highlight two contrasting effects of education and human capital accumulation. On the one side, education prompts economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963389
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Autocratic Transitions and Growth
Nannicini, Tommaso; Ricciuti, Roberto - CESifo - 2010
statistical framework, in a panel of 160 countries, we focus on 14 episodes of transition from democracy to autocracy. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572505
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Direct Distribution of Rents and the Resource Curse in Iran: A Micro-econometric Analysis
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Habibpour, Mohammad - CESifo - 2014
tax have a significant negative effect on the household GINI index and on poverty. We also examine three alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781552
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The Application of the Capability Approach to High-Income OECD Countries: A Preliminary Survey
Volkert, Jürgen; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2011
-being in affluent countries. It focuses on CA applications related to general well-being, inequalities, poverty and human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853849
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Ethnic Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution
Dahlberg, Matz - 2011
In recent decades, the immigration of workers and refugees to Europe has increased substantially, and the composition of the population in many countries has consequently become much more heterogeneous in terms of ethnic background. If people exhibit in-group bias in the sense of being more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130420
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Fair and Efficient Taxation Under Partial Control : Theory and Evidence
Ooghe, Erwin - 2011
There is clear evidence that fairness plays a role in redistribution. Individuals want to compensate others for their misfortune, while they allow them to enjoy the fruits of their effort. This paper introduces fairness in a tax-benefit scheme that is based on several characteristics in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122256
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Tradable Immigration Quotas
Moraga, Jesús Fernández-Huertas - 2013
International migration is maybe the single most effective way to alleviate global poverty. When a given host country … individuals and governments who care about world poverty. This implies that the existing international migration regime is … applications: a market for the resettlement of international (e.g., climate change) refugees, and the creation of an OECD poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087284
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The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being
Sacks, Daniel W. - 2013
In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088124
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National Happiness and Genetic Distance : A Cautious Exploration
Proto, Eugenio - 2016
This paper studies a famous unsolved puzzle in quantitative social science. Why do some nations report such high levels of mental well-being? Denmark, for instance, regularly tops the league table of rich countries' happiness; Britain and the US enter further down; some nations do unexpectedly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000795
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An Empirical Analysis of the Dynamics of the Welfare State : The Case of Benefit Morale
Halla, Martin - 2009
Does the supply of a welfare state create its own demand? Many economic scholars studying welfare arrangements refer to Say's law and insinuate a self-destructive welfare state. However, little is known about the empirical validity of these assumptions and hypotheses. We study the dynamic effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013160043