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Trade, peace and democracy: an analysis of dyadic dispute
Polachek, Solomon W.; Seiglie, Carlos - 2006
At least since 1750 when Baron de Montesquieu declared peace is the natural effect of trade, a number of economists and … political scientists espoused the notion that trade among nations leads to peace. Employing resources wisely to produce one …. Specialization based on comparative advantage leads to gains from trade. If political conflict leads to a diminution of trade, then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267818
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Trade, Peace and Democracy: An Analysis of Dyadic Dispute
Polachek, Solomon W.; Seiglie, Carlos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
At least since 1750 when Baron de Montesquieu declared "peace is the natural effect of trade," a number of economists … and political scientists espoused the notion that trade among nations leads to peace. Employing resources wisely to …. Specialization based on comparative advantage leads to gains from trade. If political conflict leads to a diminution of trade, then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233897
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Financial Development, Environmental Quality, Trade and Economic Growth: What Causes What in MENA Countries
Omri, Anis; Daly, Saida; Rault, Christophe; Chaibi, Anissa - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between financial development, CO2 emissions, trade and economic growth using … is evidence of bidirectional causality between CO2 emissions and economic growth. Economic growth and trade openness are … interrelated i.e. bidirectional causality. Feedback hypothesis is validated between trade openness and financial development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513171
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Financial Development, Environmental Quality, Trade and Economic Growth: What Causes What in MENA Countries
Omri, Anis; Daly, Saida; Rault, Christophe; Chaibi, Anissa - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between financial development, CO2 emissions, trade and economic growth using … is evidence of bidirectional causality between CO2 emissions and economic growth. Economic growth and trade openness are … interrelated i.e. bidirectional causality. Feedback hypothesis is validated between trade openness and financial development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195814
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The Employment Effects of Ethnic Politics
Amodio, Francesco; Chiovelli, Giorgio; Hohmann, Sebastian - 2019
This paper studies the labor market consequences of ethnic politics in African democracies. We combine geo-referenced data from 15 countries, 32 parliamentary elections, 62 political parties, 243 ethnic groups, 2,200 electoral constituencies, and 400,000 individuals. We implement a regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180011
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Why Populist Democracy Promotes Market Liberalization
Grosjean, Pauline; Senik, Claudia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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/10005822609
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Understanding the Origins of Populist Political Parties and the Role of External Shocks
Levi, Eugenio; Sin, Isabelle; Stillman, Steven - 2021
We use electoral survey data to examine the impact that two large external shocks had on the development of New Zealand First (NZF), one of the oldest populist parties in the OECD. We find that structural reforms, which led to large negative impacts on particular locations, and immigration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597460
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How Opportunity Costs Decrease the Probability of War in an Incomplete Information Game
Polachek, Solomon; Xiang, Jun - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
inverse trade-conflict relationship, but is the opposite of the conclusion reached by Gartzke et al. (2001), who reject the … opportunity costs as the basis for the inverse trade-conflict relationship, thus implying that one need not rely on signaling. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703049
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Suffrage, Labour Markets and Coalitions in Colonial Virginia
Nikolova, Elena; Nikolova, Milena - 2016
We study Virginia's suffrage from the early 17th century until the American Revolution using an analytical narrative and econometric analysis of unique data on franchise restrictions. First, we hold that suffrage changes reflected labour market dynamics. Indeed, Virginia’s liberal institutions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559654
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War and endogenous democracy
Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2008
through the extension of franchise. This is because democracy always implements a highly redistributive fiscal policy, which … makes fighting hard incentive-compatible for the citizens-soldiers. We show that a transition to democracy is more likely to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268686