Publication
May 2008
The publication examines the pattern of causality between income and democracy by testing two opposing hypotheses: democratic transition and critical junctures. First, the authors discuss the correlation between the polity index and income per capita over the course of 200 years. Then causality tests are performed using bio-geographical variables. The report argues that there is a long-run casual effect of income on the degree of democracy that nullifies the critical juncture hypothesis.
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Author | Erich Gundlach, Martin Paldam |
Series | Kiel Institute Working Papers |
Issue | 1410 |
Publisher | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
Copyright | © 2008 Kiel Institute for the World Economy. |