Does democracy cause growth? A meta-analysis (of 2000 regressions)

Volume: 61, Pages: 101824 - 101824
Published: Jan 1, 2020
Abstract
The relationship between democracy and economic growth has been widely debated in the social sciences with contrasting results. We apply a meta-analytical framework surveying 188 studies (2047 models) covering 36 years of research in the field. We also compare the effect of democracy on growth with the effect of human capital on growth in a sub-sample of 111 studies (875 models). Our findings suggest that democracy has a positive and direct...
Paper Details
Title
Does democracy cause growth? A meta-analysis (of 2000 regressions)
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
Volume
61
Pages
101824 - 101824
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