Economic integration and democracy: An empirical investigation Economic integration can help promote transition to democracy within the world’s more autocratic countries through trade with democratic partners Institutions & Political Economy Giacomo Magistretti Marco Tabellini Published 16.03.20
The changing face of development: The elite capture of democracy Democratic institutions are increasingly being captured by the elite threatening development. What can we do to change this? Public Economics Daron Acemoğlu Published 25.06.19
The impact of media censorship in China: 1984 or Brave New World? Fostering an environment in which citizens do not demand uncensored information is critical to effective internet censorship in China Institutions & Political Economy David Yang Published 21.05.18
Democracy and economic growth: New evidence Democracy sees higher GDP due to greater civil liberties, economic reform, increased investment and government capacity, and reduced social conflict Institutions & Political Economy Daron Acemoğlu Suresh Naidu James Robinson Pascual Restrepo Published 15.12.17
Political inclusion and development outcomes: Brazil introduces electronic voting The Brazilian experience shows that removing obstacles to political participation can have sizeable effects on public policy and development outcomes Technology & Innovation Thomas Fujiwara Published 24.10.17
Democracy in Africa Thomas Fujiwara asks why some countries have a process of peaceful transition of power while others don't. Institutions & Political Economy Thomas Fujiwara Published 07.09.17
How to reduce elite capture: Watch out for local elites during democratic transitions Allowing old-regime agents to remain in power during democratic transitions facilitates elite capture, which lowers public good provision Institutions & Political Economy Monica Martinez-Bravo Priya Mukherjee Andreas Stegmann Published 28.08.17
Democracy in Pakistan: Elections tell us why politicians behave badly Politicians in Pakistan provide patronage and are perceived as corrupt. Regime instability and incumbency disadvantage may explain their behaviour. Institutions & Political Economy Madiha Afzal Published 14.08.17
Can democracy help with inequality? While democracy does represent a real shift in political power away from elites, its impact on inequality may be more limited than one might expect Institutions & Political Economy Daron Acemoğlu Suresh Naidu Pascual Restrepo James Robinson Published 24.05.17
