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A Lipsetian theory of democratization : development, education, inequality, and resources

Boucekkine, Raouf; Piacquadio, Paolo G.; Prieur, Fabien - 2016

The paper reexamines Lipset's theory of democratization, by distinguishing the role of (economic) development from that … explanation of the positive relationship between economic development, education, and democratization, and of the negative … relationship between inequality and democratization. Furthermore, we obtain new insights on the resources-curse hypothesis and on …

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The growth effect of democracy : is it heterogenous and how can it be estimated?

Persson, Torsten (contributor); … - 2007

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An empirical inquiry into the nature of welfarism

Amegashie, J. Atsu; Ouattara, Bazoumana - 2011

Economists typically evaluate policies based on how such policies affect individuals' utilities. We follow this approach by taking a welfarist view of the USA's espoused policy of promoting liberty in other parts of the world. However, we take a nuanced view by investigating the type of welfare...

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Workers of the world, unite! : franchise extensions and the threat of revolution in Europe, 1820-1938

Aidt, Toke; Jensen, Peter Sandholt - 2011

This paper tests the hypothesis that the extension of the voting franchise was caused by the threat of revolution, as suggested by Acemoglu and Robinson [Quarterly Journal of Economics 115, 1167-1199, 2000]. We approximate the threat of revolution in a given country by revolutionary events...

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How free trade can help convert the 'Arab Spring' into permanent peace and democracy

Thorvaldur Gylfason; Martínez, Inmaculada; Wijkman, … - 2012

supporting the democratization process in the Barcelona countries and on negotiating deep and comprehensive free trade agreements …

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the crisis

Fidrmuc, Jan; Tichit, Ariane - 2012

We investigate the effects of economic crises on the subsequent economic performance, economic reform, democratization …

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Free trade agreements and the consolidation of democracy

Liu, Xuepeng; Ornelas, Emanuel - 2013

of regionalism and of worldwide democratization since the late 1980s. -- regionalism ; rent destruction ; political …

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Democratization and the size of government : evidence from the long 19th century

Aidt, Toke; Jensen, Peter Sandholt - 2013

We study the consequences of franchise extension and ballot reform for the size of government in Western Europe between 1820 and 1913. We find that franchise extension exhibits a U-shaped association with revenue per capita and a positive association with spending per capita. Instrumental...

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The democratic window of opportunity : evidence from riots in sub-Saharan Africa

Aidt, Toke; Leon, Gabriel - 2014

We show that drought-induced changes in the intensity of riots lead to moves towards democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, and that these changes are often a result of concessions made as a result of the riots. This provides evidence that low-intensity conflict can have a substantial short-run impact...

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The effect of labor migration on the diffusion of democracy : evidence from a former Soviet Republic

Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Rapoport, Hillel; Steinmayr, Andreas; … - 2013

Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from Moldova, we show that the emigration episode that started in the late 1990s strongly affected political preferences and electoral outcomes in Moldova during the following...

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