Glaeser, Edward; Ponzetto, Giacomo; Shleifer, Andrei - In: Journal of Economic Growth 12 (2007) 2, pp. 77-99
Across countries, education and democracy are highly correlated. We motivate empirically and then model a causal mechanism explaining this correlation. In our model, schooling teaches people to interact with others and raises the benefits of civic participation, including voting and organizing....