and surveys, we show that individuals with longer exposure to democracy display stronger support for democratic … and focusing on immigrants' exposure to democracy before migration. In all cases, the timing and nature of the effects are …

and surveys, we show that individuals with longer exposure to democracy display stronger support for democratic … and focusing on immigrants' exposure to democracy before migration. In all cases, the timing and nature of the effects are …

more important consequence of the presence of a strong military is that once transition to democracy takes place, the …

to democracy, which will choose redistributive policies. Taxation requires the employment of bureaucrats. We show that … democratic politics. This enables them to reduce the amount of redistribution and public good provision in democracy. Moreover … structure creates more rents for bureaucrats than would an efficient state structure. When the poor come to power in democracy …

unrest or revolution, and this may force the elite to democratize. Democracy may not consolidate because it is more … redistributive than a nondemocratic regime, and this gives the elite an incentive to mount a coup. Because inequality makes democracy … more costly to the elite, highly unequal cocieties are less likely to consolidate democracy and may end up oscillating …

more important consequence of the presence of a strong military is that once transition to democracy takes place, the …

to democracy, which will choose redistributive policies. Taxation requires the employment of bureaucrats. We show that … democratic politics. This enables them to reduce the amount of redistribution and public good provision in democracy. Moreover … structure creates more rents for bureaucrats than would an efficient state structure. When the poor come to power in democracy …

important consequence of the presence of a strong military is that once transition to democracy takes place, the military poses …

significant entry barriers against new entrepreneurs. Democracy, where political power is more widely di used, imposes … redistributive taxes on producers, but tends to avoid entry barriers. When taxes in democracy are high and the distortions caused by … democracy because of within-elite conflict, and how the unequal distribution of income in oligarchy supports the oligarchic …

society consists of rich and poor individuals. The rich are initially in power, but expect to transition to democracy, which …. This enables them to reduce the amount of redistribution and public good provision in democracy. Moreover, the inefficient … rents for bureaucrats than would an efficient state structure. When the poor come to power in democracy, they will reform …