in the World Values Survey, and democracy, all of which are good for growth as reflected in the purchasing power of per …

The purpose of the paper is to show that the nature of the relationship between governance and democracy varies … distinctive features of the other we find that governance and democracy are not just mutually reinforcing but even overlapping …, that only when we distinguish on theoretical ground governance from democracy we create the basis for analyzing their …

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 …

stronger political institutions, as measured by democracy indicators, manage to alleviate some of the adverse effects of US …

-for example, to end poverty; (ii) proposes a new way to raise and govern international public funds; (iii) discusses the possible … size and use of contributions, and the evolution in global governance and democracy that a new deal would entail. We …

This paper examines the causal link between education and democracy. Motivated by a model whereby educated individuals … are in a better position to assess the effects of public policies and hence favor democracy where their opinions matter … results hold across countries with different levels of democracy, thus rejecting the hypothesis that indoctrination through …