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Labor market institutions and informality in transition and Latin American countries
Lehmann, Hartmut; Muravyev, Alexander - 2012
This paper analyzes, using country-level panel data from transition economies and Latin America, the impact of labor market institutions on informal economic activity. The measure of informal economic activity is taken from Schneider et al. (2010), the most comprehensive study to date. The data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291406
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Preferences for redistribution
Alesina, Alberto; Giuliano, Paola - 2009
This paper discusses what determines the preferences of individuals for redistribution. We review the theoretical literature and provide a framework to incorporate various effects previously studied separately in the literature. We then examine empirical evidence for the US, using the General...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269192
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The equality multiplier: How wage setting and welfare spending make similar countries diverge
Barth, Erling; Moene, Karl Ove - 2012
The complementarity between wage setting and welfare spending can explain how almost equally rich countries differ in economic and social equality among their citizens. More wage equality increases the welfare generosity via political competition in elections. A more generous welfare state fuels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282252
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Are all democracies equally good? The role of interactions between political environment and inequality for rule of law
Sunde, Uwe; Cervellati, Matteo; Fortunato, Piergiuseppe - 2007
Using cross-country data, we find evidence for a significant negative interaction effect between democracy and … inequality in determining the quality of growth-promoting institutions like rule of law. Democracy is associated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268341
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A theory of military dictatorships
Acemoglu, Daron; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2008
more important consequence of the presence of a strong military is that once transition to democracy takes place, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268860
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Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Demokratie: ist Demokratie ein Wohlstandsmotor oder ein Wohlstandsprodukt?
Sunde, Uwe - 2006
relationship according to which democracy is a determinant of economic development? Or is it, conversely, economic development that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267954
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Why populist democracy promotes market liberalization
Grosjean, Pauline; Senik, Claudia - 2008
Using a new set of micro evidence from an original survey of 28 transition countries, we show that democracy increases … reformist parties in the former socialist block lies in a deepening of democracy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268619
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Joblessness and perceptions about the effectiveness of democracy
Altindag, Duha; Mocan, H. Naci - 2010
individuals and the prevailing unemployment rate in the country impact perceptions of the effectiveness of democracy. We find that … personal joblessness experience translates into negative opinions about the effectiveness of democracy and it increases the … that democracies are ineffective, regardless of joblessness. People's beliefs about the effectiveness of democracy as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275889
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Institutions and entry: A cross-regional analysis in Russia
Bruno, Randolph Luca; Bytchkova, Maria; Estrin, Saul - 2011
democracy enhances entry rates for small sized firms but reduces them for medium or large ones. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278439
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Emigration and democracy
Docquier, Frédéric; Lodigiani, Elisabetta; Rapoport, … - 2011
. We find that emigration and human capital both increase democracy and economic freedom. This implies that unskilled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278546