therefore favors a positive role for income in promoting democracy, but does not preclude a role for institutions in determining …We reassess the empirical evidence for a positive relationship between income and democracy, commonly known as the … “modernization hypothesis,” using discrete democracy measures. While discrete measures have been advocated in the literature, they …

of GDP growth. The paper finally suggests a positive correlation between democracy and economic development. …

migration and trade and their effects on unemployment (chapter 5), and the dynamics of democracy and income chapter 6). …

million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative effect), past …There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …

million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative effect), past …There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …

partial or captured democracy. We provide as well econometric support showing that even when de facto is modelled as a …

million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative effect), past …There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …

million regressions. The most robust determinants of the transition to democracy are GDP growth (a negative eect), past …There are many stories of democracy but little consensus over which variables robustly determine its emergence and … countries are less likely to see democracy emerge, although the latter finding is driven entirely by oil producing Muslim …