. We study the conditions under which a state of law can be implemented under oligarchy, and when democratization is … necessary. Inequality in endowments and incomes prolongs the absence of good institutions and delays democratization. Conversely …

we combine individual-level data from the European and World Values Survey with macroeconomic and political variables for … (consensual crowding out). And finally, the more a government supports democratization, the lower is the individual's engagement …

This paper investigates the role of violent civil conflicts during the process of democratization for the quality of … emerging democracies, and in particular, the protection of civil (political and economic) liberties. A simple theory in which … different groups may engage in violent conflict in order to become the ruler predicts a crucial role of the democratization …

. Exploiting within-country variation to identify the effect of democratization during the Third Wave, we find evidence that the … effect of democratization is weaker than reported previously once one accounts for the incidence of conflict, while the … significantly reduce the incidence and onset of conflict, which suggests that part of the positive growth effect of democratization …

We study the role of trade liberalization, democratization and their interaction for technology adoption. A general … equilibrium theory with heterogeneous skills predicts a complementarity between trade and political regimes. Openness should … accelerate technology adoption if coupled with democratization but may lead to a slow down if these regime changes are imbalanced …

plays on the world stage. The main thesis of our work is that, despite the triumphant rhetoric praising the merits of …

aftermath of major wars. Motivated by this fact, we offer a theory of political transitions which focuses on the impact of … evidence consistent with our theory is also provided. …

results from different case studies are presented. These results are further contrasted to those obtained based on the World … the concepts, measurement and decomposition of inequality, the world distribution of income and inequality measured at … those based on the World Income Inequality Database. Research on the world income inequality supports increased awareness of …

. We investigate the economic disparity between regions of the world and among countries within each continent or …