, promoting economic development jointly with the consolidation of democracy … years. Democratic capital -- measured by a nation's historical experience with democracy and by the incidence of democracy … in its neighborhood -- reduces the exit rate from democracy and raises the exit rate from autocracy. In democracies, a …

opposed to majoritarian) and permanent (as opposed to temporary) democracy appear to produce the most growth …, institutions and growth. Drawing on cross-sectional as well as panel data, it presents new empirical results showing that the form … of democracy (rather than democracy vs. non-democracy) has important consequences for the adoption of structural polices …

A long-standing debate pits those who think economic development leads to democratization against those who argue that … that development is associated with more democratic government--but in the medium run (10 to 20 years). The reason is that … from power. And in the short run, faster economic growth increases the leader's odds of survival. This logic--for which I …

fixed effects and the rich dynamics of GDP, which otherwise confound the effect of democracy on economic growth. Our …We provide evidence that democracy has a significant and robust positive effect on GDP. Our empirical strategy relies … on a dichotomous measure of democracy coded from several sources to reduce measurement error and controls for country …

Is inequality harmful for economic growth? Is the underdevelopment of Latin America related to its unequal distribution … growth in general, but also that differences in economic inequality across the American continent during the 19th century are … more important in understanding long-run development paths and document that municipalities with greater political …

the amount of resource rent that leaves the country) and economic development, considering the cases of democracy and … always benefit the incumbent, whether the country is a democracy or an autocracy. We then suggest that the relation between …

democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development …We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the … national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor …

the income frontier. Using this measure of development, we extend the test for the two-way relationship between democracy …-way relationships with development. In the restricted sample of non-OECD countries, however, democracy hurts development …This paper addresses the interactions between globalization, the quality of democracy, and economic convergence using …