: Democratization in the late twentieth century, 1991) and the methodology of Acemoglu et al. (Democracy does cause growth, 2014) about … 1993 to 2012. His explanatory variable is a dichotomous democracy measure, but he alters his analysis from previous … research by assuming that democracy is not an exogenous variable. Instead, he uses the theory of Huntington (The third wave …

Acemoglu et al. (Democracy does cause growth, 2014) about regional democratization waves. According to this theory … between regional waves of democratization and a country's own regime; however democracy still has a positive effect on direct … the period 1993-2012. His main explanatory variable will be a dichotomous measure of democracy; but he alters his analysis …

, depending on whether it appears in the form of rises in income or in education: A higher income level reduces democracy, whereas … more education leads to both more democracy and more repression. These theoretical findings are corroborated by panel data …

It is uncontested that democracy promotion's prospects for success depend on its political context. Most studies agree … that domestic factors are the main drivers of democratization despite of international actors' relevant influence on these … process and effectiveness of democracy promotion. First, generalizable patterns of context conditions are not yet identified …

more effective development strategies leading to welfare-improving outcomes. In terms of democratization, it is assumed … programs also has a different impact on the quality of democracy in recipient countries. Empirically, this paper analyzes the … joint effects of World Bank and IMF programs on democratization in 80 developing countries from 1974 to 2007. Our results …