In well-functioning democracies, the policymaking process should in principle respond to persistent economic inequality … that elected representatives eventually supply through policies designed to alleviate inequality. Policymaking constraints … explanations for the continuing high inequality observed in the region. Countries with stronger democracies have adopted more …

This working paper advances research on inequality with unique, new data on income distribution in 61 countries …

helps to understand the high levels of inequality. The contemporary fiscal version of that assertion goes something like … macroeconomic imbalances, high inflation, low growth, as well as low-quality public policies. When redistributive efforts are short … that reduce growth and thwart poverty reduction efforts. The argument of this paper is that there are various possible …

This article challenges recent findings that democracy has sizable effects on economic growth. As extensive political … these more exogenous democratizations strongly indicates that democracy does not cause growth. Consequently, the common … positive association between democracy and economic growth is driven by endogenous democratization episodes (i.e., due to …

the first time the negative impact of cronyism on economic growth. In the early 2000s, a policy shift in Egypt led to the … 1996 and 2006 experienced lower aggregate employment growth during the period than those that did not. A wide array of …