of democracy, is a significant predictor of government spending on education and health. The relationship is robust to … for democracy for a country is associated with approximately 1 percent more central government spending and 3 percent more …

of democracy, is a significant predictor of government spending on education and health. The relationship is robust to … for democracy for a country is associated with approximately 1 percent more central government spending and 3 percent more …

the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on …, we find that direct democracy is particularly associated with lower welfare spending. Moreover, we estimate a model which … a given initial income distribution. -- Income Redistribution ; Direct Democracy ; Referendums ; Initiatives …

There is an ongoing debate in the literature concerning the impact of democracy on welfare spending. In this study, I … argue that the effect of democracy is conditional on the existence of domestic groups - predominantly labor - who pressure …