power and economic interests after a transition to democracy. We claim that legislative malapportionment enhances the pre … America to document empirically that malapportionment increases the probability of transitioning to a democracy. Moreover, our … data show that overrepresented electoral districts are more likely to vote for parties close to pre-democracy ruling groups …

tries to identify the effect of democracy on economic prosperity, little work has been done to understand the determinants … of economic growth under democracy. This paper examines whether the determinants of economic growth in Latin America are …

tries to identify the effect of democracy on economic prosperity, little work has been done to understand the determinants … of economic growth under democracy. This paper examines whether the determinants of economic growth in Latin America are …

This paper advances that the share of European descendants in the population is a major determinant of democracy in … in measures of democracy between the least and the most democratic countries in our sample. We control for other … potential determinants of democracy and test for endogeneity bias using instrumental variables. …

democracy disappears once including country fixed effects. This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of income on … democracy might differ systematically across countries. A replication of the estimation in a less restrictive empirical … framework provides evidence for significant but heterogeneous effects of income on democracy for former colonies and non …

democracy disappears once including country fixed effects. This paper tests the hypothesis that the effect of income on … democracy might differ systematically across countries. A replication of the estimation in a less restrictive empirical … framework provides evidence for significant but heterogeneous effects of income on democracy for former colonies and non …

This paper identifies indirect and direct colonial rule as causal factors in shaping support for democracy by … spatial discontinuity, we find that individuals in indirectly ruled areas are less likely to support democracy and turnout at …