imposing a cost on the other minorities. We show that, under democracy, lower ethnic dominance leads to greater provision of …

This paper aims at contributing to a better understanding of the conditions of self-enforcing democracy by analyzing … contrast, low degrees of corruption and strongly separated powers can be viewed as prerequisites to self-enforcing democracy. …

through the extension of franchise. This is because democracy always implements a highly redistributive fiscal policy, which … makes fighting hard incentive-compatible for the citizens-soldiers. We show that a transition to democracy is more likely to …

We study the incentives to expropriate foreign capital under democracy and obligarchy. We model a two-sector small open …

We study the incentives to expropriate foreign capital under democracy and oligarchy. We model a two-sector small open …

a market economy requires sustained restrictions on democracy – the rule of law, strong property rights, and enforcement … – make constitutions more likely to survive. Democratic theorists who value unfettered democracy but who also value … also less stable. Further, countermajoritarian provisions are often necessary to the instantiation of democracy as …

their geopolitical state after Russia’s attack on Ukraine. It was the Gallup democracy, which launched the political moves …

their geopolitical state after Russia's attack on Ukraine. It was the Gallup democracy, which launched the political moves …