Quality of government: What you get
S Holmberg, B Rothstein… - Annual review of political …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
In development policy, international organizations have shifted their focus to the importance
of good governance and sound institutions. The theory behind this is that only with a high …
of good governance and sound institutions. The theory behind this is that only with a high …
The effect of economic development on population health: a review of the empirical evidence
Background: Economic growth is considered an important determinant of population health.
Sources of data: Relevant studies investigating the effect of economic growth on health …
Sources of data: Relevant studies investigating the effect of economic growth on health …
Explaining the homogeneous diffusion of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions across heterogeneous countries
A Sebhatu, K Wennberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
We analyze the adoption of nonpharmaceutical interventions in the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries during the early phase of the …
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries during the early phase of the …
Democracy does cause growth
We provide evidence that democracy has a positive effect on GDP per capita. Our dynamic
panel strategy controls for country fixed effects and the rich dynamics of GDP, which …
panel strategy controls for country fixed effects and the rich dynamics of GDP, which …
Democracy, redistribution, and inequality
In this paper we revisit the relationship between democracy, redistribution, and inequality.
We first explain the theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution …
We first explain the theoretical reasons why democracy is expected to increase redistribution …
Political regimes and deaths in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
G Cepaluni, MT Dorsch… - Journal of public …, 2022 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
This article provides a quantitative examination of the link between political institutions and
deaths during the first 100 days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We demonstrate that countries …
deaths during the first 100 days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We demonstrate that countries …
[图书][B] The political logic of poverty relief: Electoral strategies and social policy in Mexico
A Diaz-Cayeros, F Estévez, B Magaloni - 2016 - books.google.com
Poverty relief programs are shaped by politics. The particular design which social programs
take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constraints and politicians' …
take is to a large extent determined by the existing institutional constraints and politicians' …
[HTML][HTML] Democracy and COVID-19 outcomes
More democratic countries are often expected to fail at providing a fast, strong, and effective
response when facing a crisis such as COVID-19. This could result in higher infections and …
response when facing a crisis such as COVID-19. This could result in higher infections and …
[HTML][HTML] The relationships between democratic experience, adult health, and cause-specific mortality in 170 countries between 1980 and 2016: an observational …
Background Previous analyses of democracy and population health have focused on broad
measures, such as life expectancy at birth and child and infant mortality, and have shown …
measures, such as life expectancy at birth and child and infant mortality, and have shown …
Persistence of power, elites, and institutions
D Acemoglu, JA Robinson - American Economic Review, 2008 - aeaweb.org
We construct a model to study the implications of changes in political institutions for
economic institutions. A change in political institutions alters the distribution of de jure …
economic institutions. A change in political institutions alters the distribution of de jure …