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The transmission of democracy : from the village to the nation-state
Giuliano, Paola; Nunn, Nathan - 2013
We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development. -- democracy ; historical persistence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696903
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The Transmission of Democracy : From the Village to the Nation-State
Giuliano, Paola - 2013
We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor … democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087428
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Trading population for productivity : theory and evidence
Galor, Oded (contributor); Mountford, Andrew (contributor) - 2008
This research argues that the differential effect of international trade on the demand for human capital across countries has been a major determinant of the distribution of income and population across the globe. In developed countries the gains from trade have been directed towards investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003728408
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Life expectancy and economic growth : the role of the demographic transition
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2009
In this paper we investigate the causal effect of life expectancy on economic growth by explicitly accounting for the role of the demographic transition. In addition to focusing on issues of empirical identification, this paper emphasizes the role of the econometric specification. We present a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003837588
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Dynamics and stagnation in the Malthusian epoch : theory and evidence
Ashraf, Quamrul (contributor); Galor, Oded (contributor) - 2008
This paper empirically tests the predictions of the Malthusian theory with respect to both population dynamics and income per capita stagnation in the pre-Industrial Revolution era. The theory suggests that improvements in technology during this period generated only temporary gains in income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809396
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Post-1500 population flows and the long run determinants of economic growth and inequality
Putterman, Louis G. (contributor);  … - 2008
We construct a matrix showing the share of the year 2000 population in every country that is descended from people in different source countries in the year 1500. Using this matrix, we analyze how post-1500 migration has influenced the level of GDP per capita and within-country income inequality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809527
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The "Out of Africa" hypothesis, human genetic diversity, and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2010
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a signifcant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that, in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669250
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When the state mirrors the family : the design of pension systems
Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - 2010
This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of the within family organization on the original design of the public pension systems. We build a simple OLG model with families featuring either weak or strong internal ties....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697040
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Financial development : a broader perspective
Reid, Richard - 2010
This paper seeks to add to the current debate about financial development and growth in the emerging world by looking at how different financial systems evolve: how and why financial structures change during various stages of development, how best to measure them, and seeing what practical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008907303
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The economics and politics of women's rights
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele; Voena, Alessandra - 2011
Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before economic development took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523480