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Mass reproducibility and replicability : a new hope

Brodeur, Abel; Mikola, Derek; Cook, Nikolai - 2024

This study pushes our understanding of research reliability by reproducing and replicating claims from 110 papers in leading economic and political science journals. The analysis involves computational reproducibility checks and robustness assessments. It reveals several patterns. First, we...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512224

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

Volunteering and the state

Hackl, Franz; Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J. - 2009

(consensual crowding out). And finally, the more a government supports democratization, the lower is the individual's engagement … consensus ; democratization …

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Do output contractions trigger democratic change?

Burke, Paul J.; Leigh, Andrew - 2010

appear to have a particularly important impact on the timing of democratic change. -- Economic growth ; democratization …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003942224

Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...

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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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Democracy, dictatorship and the cultural transmission of political values

Ticchi, Davide; Verdier, Thierry; Vindigni, Andrea - 2013

We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the role of political culture and of its interaction with political institutions. Political culture reflects the extent of individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy...

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The transmission of democracy : from the village to the nation-state

Giuliano, Paola; Nunn, Nathan - 2013

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 democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher...

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The effect of labor migration on the diffusion of democracy : evidence from a former Soviet Republic

Omar Mahmoud, Toman; Rapoport, Hillel; Steinmayr, Andreas; … - 2014

Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from Moldova, we show that the emigration wave that started in the late 1990s strongly affected electoral outcomes and political preferences in Moldova during the following decade...

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Fiscal decentralization and development : how crucial is local politics?

Pal, Sarmistha; Roy, Jaideep - 2010

Does fiscal decentralization in a politically decentralized less developed country help strengthen democratic institutions at the grass root level? And is the impact of such decentralization on local politics important in determining local development? Our study on Indonesia suggests that fiscal...

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