The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened socio-economic security on a global scale. Democracy has been put … three trends to counter the democratic backslide argument: the maintenance of democracy, fallen democracy, and autocracy …. The paper shows that COVID-19 has contributed very little to the decline of democracy and, in actuality, democratic …

We study whether international trade fosters democracy. The likely endogeneity between democracy and trade is addressed … causal impact of openness on democratization. A positive impact of openness on democracy is apparent from about 1895 onwards …

difference in the structural variances in these two sub-samples to gain identification. We find that democracy and the rule of … a negative impact on income levels and democracy, but a positive effect on rule of law. Higher income produces greater … openness and better institutions, but these effects are not very strong. Rule of law and democracy tend to be mutually …

What should be the future of democracy? COVID-19 has exposed a desperate need, not just for a green recovery, and a … members of our society, are the future of democracy …

Using corporate data in 19 countries that experienced democracy status transitions between 1983 and 2017, we find that … firm investment decreases by over 30% following democratization. This negative democracy-investment relationship is driven …

Democracy is under attack through immigration workplace raids. Labor unions have finally come to realize that … of these enforcement efforts. However, on closer analysis reveals how these attacks are an attack on democracy as well …