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Does democratization reduce the cost of credit? Using global syndicated loan data from 1984 to 2014, we find that … democratization has a sizeable negative effect on loan spreads: a one-point increase in the zero-to-ten Polity IV index of democracy … democratization, and to a battery of other sensitivity tests. We thus highlight the lower cost of loans as one relevant mechanism …
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multiple time-series estimation strategies. We find no robust long-run effect of oil rents per capita on Polity, Civil …
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This paper throws new light on the relationship between income and democracy. Using data for 162 countries over 1960-2018, we show that the causal relationship between political and economic development is U-shaped: "intermediate" political regimes significantly lead to inferior economic...
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This paper develops a comprehensive theory of support for democracy. Building on instrumental and culturalist approaches, the theory argues that experience with democracy conditions the extent to which economic and political performance inform support. Specifically, it argues that the extent to...
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