This paper surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on the effect of economic and
political inequality on institutions. The current understanding suggests that unequal societies …

This paper empirically analyzes the influence of education on democracy by controlling for
unobservable heterogeneity and by taking into account the persistency of some of the …

This study utilises eight alternative measures of institutions and the instrumental variable
method to examine the impacts of institutions on poverty. The estimates show that an …

Contrary to a widespread perception, there exists little evidence on the question as to
whether the beneficial effect of democracy on the quality of economic institutions is eroded …

We study the connection between inheritance systems and the historical evolution of the
relationship between a society's economic structure and its political system, with a focus on …

This paper explains how informal institutions influence the reaction to the COVID-19
pandemic and the response to formal restrictions. I claim that it is not enough to introduce …

We examine the causal effect of natural resource discoveries on income inequality using the
synthetic control method on data from 1947 to 2009. We focus on the natural discoveries in …

This paper looks at how the interaction between democracy and education affects the quality
of government. Using various cross-sectional and dynamic panel data specifications, we …

Is democracy a better political regime for economic prosperity than autocracy? This paper
shows that the answer depends on the initial economic development level during the …

This article's point of departure is that low‐quality institutions, concentration of political
power and material wealth, and underdevelopment are persistent over time. Its analytical …