democracy that are held close by climate activists themselves. In many cases, this has led advocates of the GND to suggest that …

Research on the economic roots of democracy tends to focus on income, inequality, education, and/or urbanization. I … hypothesize that industrialization — defined as a large share of employment in manufacturing — is more important for democracy … strongly correlated with democracy in two-way fixed effects models; and (3) industrialization remains strongly correlated in …

in a plural democracy. Here we attempt to contribute to a deeper understanding of the right to health by examining the … arrangement of social institutions and the negotiation of difference in a plural democracy; (2) health systems are democratic … can enhance health protections across borders. We argue that understanding the connections between health and democracy …

causes democracy. Existing studies establish a strong cross-country correlation between income and democracy, but do not … country fixed effects removes the statistical association between income per capita and various measures of democracy. We also … democracy. Furthermore, we reconcile the positive cross-country correlation between income and democracy with the absence of a …

. Using five different instrumental variable strategies, we find that democracy is a major cause of the wealth and health … losses. This impact is global and is not driven by China and the US alone. A key channel for democracy’s negative impact is …

Does democracy promote economic development? We review recent attempts to address this question, which exploit the … within-country variation associated with historical transitions in and out of democracy. The answer is positive, but depends … growth effect of democracy …

I examine the relationship between democracy and the perceived risk of corruption in a panel of 130 countries. My panel … model controls for country fixed effects and enables the estimation of a within-country relationship between democracy and … corruption. My main finding is that democracy significantly reduces the risk of corruption, but only in countries where ethnic …