Democracy and trade policy in developing countries -- Trade protection and electoral malpractice in new democratic … -- Democracy, political particularism, and trade liberalization in Brazil -- Trade politics and contributions in India and South …

We study the relationship between participation in free trade agreements (FTAs) and the sustainability of democracy … of regionalism and of worldwide democratization since the late 1980s …

We study the role of trade liberalization, democratization and their interaction for technology adoption. A general … accelerate technology adoption if coupled with democratization but may lead to a slow down if these regime changes are imbalanced … variation and the heterogenous timing of openness and democratization. The results document the existence of robust positive …

A growing body of research suggests that democracy promotes trade liberalization in developing countries. We argue that … democracy in developing countries generates a "skill bias" in trade policy where democratic incumbents have incentives to …