In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … to be realized when democracy is captured by the richer segments of the population; when it caters to the preferences of …

In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality. We first explain the … theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution and reduce inequality, and why this expectation may fail … to be realized when democracy is captured by the richer segments of the population; when it caters to the preferences of …

migration and trade and their effects on unemployment (chapter 5), and the dynamics of democracy and income chapter 6). …

migration and trade and their effects on unemployment (chapter 5), and the dynamics of democracy and income chapter 6). …

and surveys, we show that individuals with longer exposure to democracy display stronger support for democratic … institutions. We bolster these baseline findings using an instrumental-variables strategy exploiting regional democratization waves … and focusing on immigrants' exposure to democracy before migration. In all cases, the timing and nature of the effects are …

This paper throws new light on the relationship between income and democracy. Using data for 162 countries over 1960 … support. These findings are robust to, among others, using night-lights instead of GDP, different democracy measures and …

of national income per capita and democracy may not be positively correlated. The model is also useful for understanding …