This paper develops a new model of trade policy under dictatorship and democratization. The paper makes two … is to show how a dictatorship can manipulate trade policy to maintain its grip on power in the face of permanent world …

The paper reexamines Lipset's theory of democratization, by distinguishing the role of (economic) development from that …, education increases the "awareness" of citizens - capturing their reluctance to accept a dictatorship and their labor …-market aspirations - and forces the elite to expand redistribution. Along the lines of this trade-off, our theory provides a Lipsetian …

of law. As theory on this specific question is scarce and the rule of law is closely associated with income levels, we …

How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a …-Nazi radio broadcast following Hitler's appointment as German chancellor. During the consolidation of dictatorship, radio …

We show that drought-induced changes in the intensity of riots lead to moves towards democracy in sub-Saharan Africa …

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 …

democracy, where a powerful economic elite cooperates with politicians and bureaucrats for their mutual benefit. …

A substantial literature has examined the determinants of support for democracy and although existing work has found a … are less supportive of democracy than males in a number of countries. Using data for 20 Sub-Saharan African countries, we …

This paper presents new evidence on how demography affects attitudes toward democracy and policy preferences. The … from 90 countries. The results show that the support for democracy increases with age and, at the same time, depends on … cohort-specific factors that are related to past experiences with democracy and socioeconomic status. The findings shed new …

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 …