In the study 'Do elites benefit from democracy and foreign aid in developing countries' (Journal of Development …

We construct a panel of satisfaction with democracy (SWD) and economic, institutional, and environmental variables for … higher where (1) there exists an energy / CO2 tax, where (2) government expenditures on the environment are higher, where (3 …

Does globalization lead to environmental degradation? What is the role of democracy for environmental performance and … do left-wing governments really care more about the environment? Using a comprehensive measure of environmental …-wing governments, it is centrist governments that have the highest environmental performance. The political system, i.e. democracy …

empirically the complex relationship between democracy and FDI in a systematic way, using cross-sectional and panel data analysis …

liberalization. Second, democracy has a negative effect on growth during the contraction, whereas its effect appears insignificant … apparently go beyond deteriorating economic performance. The level of democracy, in contrast, increases the support for the …

-fixed and time-fixed effects removes the statistical significance of income as a causal factor of democracy. We argue that their … reveals the strong effect of income on democracy. …

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. …

two views. Property rights do affect development as suggested by the PoI. However, democracy is mainly an effect of …

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 … year is the main source of the impact. Joblessness-related negative attitude towards the effectiveness of democracy is not …