public schooling. We develop a theory which integrates private education and fertility decisions with voting on public … theory are consistent with state-level and micro data from the United States as well as cross-country evidence from the PISA …

public schooling. We develop a theory which integrates private education and fertility decisions with voting on public … theory are consistent with state-level and micro data from the United States as well as cross-country evidence from the PISA …

political economy implications of trade theory hypothesis using data on democracy, factor endowments, and protection in the late …Does democracy encourage free trade? It depends. Broadening the franchise involves transferring power from non …

Broadening democracy by lowering the voting age is on the political agenda in many democratic societies. Previous … democracy proxied by the strength of direct democratic institutions and (ii) the size of the new electorate. Our results provide … democracy and affects citizens' willingness to lower the voting age. Moreover, we find systematic price reactions of present …