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Human capital and growth : specification matters

Sunde, Uwe; Vischer, Thomas - 2011

This paper suggests that the weak empirical effect of human capital on growth in existing cross-country studies is partly the result of an inappropriate specification that does not account for the different channels through which human capital affects growth. A systematic replication of earlier...

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Hobbes to Rousseau : inequality, institutions, and development

Cervellati, Matteo (contributor); … - 2005

. We study the conditions under which a state of law can be implemented under oligarchy, and when democratization is … necessary. Inequality in endowments and incomes prolongs the absence of good institutions and delays democratization. Conversely …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002543970

Consensual and conflictual democratization

Cervellati, Matteo (contributor); … - 2006

We study the process of endogenous democratization from inefficient oligarchic systems in an economy where … the conditions under which democratization initially takes place. The political regime and the extent of redistribution … theoretical predictions. -- democratization ; oligarchy ; conflict ; consensual democracy ; inequality ; commitment …

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Health and economic development : evidence from the introduction of public health care

Strittmatter, Anthony; Sunde, Uwe - 2011

This paper investigates the causal effect of changes in health on economic development using a long panel of European countries. Identification is based on the particular timing of the introduction of public health care systems in different countries, which is the random outcome of a political...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312066

Democratization, violent social conflicts, and growth

Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2011

. Exploiting within-country variation to identify the effect of democratization during the "Third Wave", we find evidence that the … effect of democratization is weaker than reported previously once one accounts for the incidence of conflict, while the … significantly reduce the incidence and onset of conflict, which suggests that part of the positive growth effect of democratization …

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COVID-19 and the forces behind social unrest

Lackner, Mario; Sunde, Uwe; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2021

The unprecedented consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have raised concerns about intensified social unrest, but evidence for such a link and the underlying channels is still lacking. We use a unique combination of nationally representative survey data, event data on social unrest, and data on...

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Constitutions and economic development: evidence from the American Indian Nations

Akee, Randall; Jorgensen, Miriam; Sunde, Uwe - 2012

This paper presents an empirical examination of economic and institutional development. Utilizing a novel data set on American Indian tribal nations, we investigate how constitutional design affects economic development, while holding the broader legal and political environment fixed....

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Life expectancy, schooling, and lifetime labor supply : theory and evidence revisited

Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2013

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the role of life expectancy for optimal schooling and lifetime labor supply. The results of a simple prototype Ben-Porath model with age-specific survival rates show that an increase in lifetime labor supply is not a necessary, nor a...

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Democratization and civil liberties : the role of violence during the transition

Cervellati, Matteo; Fortunato, Piergiuseppe; Sunde, Uwe - 2011

This paper investigates the role of violent civil conflicts during the process of democratization for the quality of … different groups may engage in violent conflict in order to become the ruler predicts a crucial role of the democratization … scenario. A peaceful democratization leads to democracies with a high degree of civil liberties, reflecting a social contract …

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Life expectancy and economic growth : the role of the demographic transition

Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2009

In this paper we investigate the causal effect of life expectancy on economic growth by explicitly accounting for the role of the demographic transition. In addition to focusing on issues of empirical identification, this paper emphasizes the role of the econometric specification. We present a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003837588