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also when controlling for possible endogeneity of liberalization in growth. (2) Democracy encourages liberalization … - countries which introduced greater democracy subsequently progress further in economic liberalization too. (3) Because of its … reinforcing effect on liberalization, democracy has a positive overall impact on growth. Nevertheless, the marginal effect of …
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controlling for endogeneity of liberalization in growth). (2) Democracy facilitates economic liberalization. (3) Because of its … effect on liberalization, democracy has a positive overall effect on growth. Nevertheless, the marginal effect of democracy … subsequent democracy appears negative. (5) Economic performance is an important determinant of electoral outcomes and, in …
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democracy and a market economy with different speed and sequencing. The related political-economy issues gave rise to an ongoing … debate on the question as to whether the introduction of democracy in view of comprehensive economic reforms may better be … delayed. After some theoretical considerations around governance, democracy, and reforms an overview of empirical studies on …
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We investigate empirically whether political institutions or culture and religion underlie gender inequality in education. The dataset contains up to 157 countries over the 1991-2006 period. The results indicate that political institutions do not significantly influence education of girls:...
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We study empirically the role of education, age structure and other socioeconomic factors as a determinant of the transition to stable democratic regimes. Our findings suggest that educational improvements (in particular in primary education) and policies towards reducing inequalities in...
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, specifically, the controversial question of the relationship between democracy and quality of life. Feng systematically studies … theory and country-specific case studies, Democracy, Governance, and Economic Performance demonstrates that political … the direct effects of the three key political variables on economic growth and the indirect effects of democracy in terms …
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An ‘efficiency wage’ model developed for Western economies is reinterpreted for Soviet Russia assuming that it was the Gulag not unemployment that acted as a ‘worker-discipline device’. Archival data now available allows for a basic account of the dynamics of the Gulag to be estimated....
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In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for more than 40 years, providing equal access to education and employment, and restricting pay differentiation based on gender. After its fall in December 1989, the promotion of equal opportunities and treatment for...
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A tanulmány célja az 1995 márciusában megkezdett és napjainkban sem lezárult stabilizációs program tényszerű értékelése, továbbá azoknak a máig is gyakori felvetéseknek, kritikáknak az áttekintése, rendszerzése, érvelésük lényegének megragadása, amelyek alapjaiban...
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