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The growth effect of democracy : is it heterogenous and how can it be estimated?
Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2007
We estimate the effect of political regime transitions on growth with semi-parametric methods, combining difference in differences with matching, that have not been used in macroeconomic settings. Our semi-parametric estimates suggest that previous parametric estimates may have seriously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003484940
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Long-run links among money, prices, and output : world-wide evidence
Herwartz, Helmut; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - 2001
analyse this topic by means of a P-star model. Based on the quantity theory of money, this approach explains inflation via a …. Moreover, parameter restrictions for the long-run relationships implied by the monetary theory are tested. Country specific P … Preisniveau und dem realen Output testet. Weiterhin werden die Parameterrestriktionen, die sich durch die monet¨are Theorie …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011419407
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Forms of democracy, policy and economic development
Persson, Torsten - 2005
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Consequences of constitutions
Persson, Torsten - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001857438
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Electoral rules and corruption
Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido Enrico; Trebbi, Francesco - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001563324
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The Growth Effect of Democracy : Is It Heterogenous and How Can It Be Estimated?
Persson, Torsten - 2007
We estimate the effect of political regime transitions on growth with semi-parametric methods, combining difference in differences with matching, that have not been used in macroeconomic settings. Our semi-parametric estimates suggest that previous parametric estimates may have seriously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465503
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Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development
Persson, Torsten - 2005
The paper combines insights from the recent research programs on constitutions and economic policy, and on history, institutions and growth. Drawing on cross-sectional as well as panel data, it presents new empirical results showing that the form of democracy (rather than democracy vs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467514
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Consequences of Constitutions
Persson, Torsten - 2003
The paper presents empirical findings regarding the economic policy consequences of constitutional arrangements, in three different dimensions. First, the data are consistent with several theoretical predictions about the consequences of electoral rules and forms of government for fiscal policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468524
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Electoral Rules and Corruption
Persson, Torsten - 2001
Is corruption systematically related to electoral rules? A number of studies have tried to uncover economic and social determinants of corruption but, as far as we know, nobody has yet empirically investigated how electoral systems ináuence corruption. We try to address this lacuna in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470572
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The growth effect of democracy : is it heterogeneous and how can it be estimated?
Persson, Torsten; Tabellini, Guido Enrico - In: Institutions and economic performance, (pp. 544-585). 2008
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