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A business case for democracy

Regime Type, Growth, and Growth Volatility

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ID6252933
AuthorsCarl Henrik Knutsen (0000-0002-5470-9045, University of Oslo, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue8
Pages1505-1524
Publication date2021-11-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2021.1940965
OpenAlexW3175027726
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited56

I present a business case for democracy, focusing on the impact of democracy on economic growth. This relationship is widely studied, and results have been less robust for growth than many other development outcomes such as literacy or infant mortality. I discuss four factors pertaining to data quality and modelling choices, suggesting that several previous studies have underestimated the growth-benefits of democracy. I further discuss the relationships between democracy and economic crises and variation in economic performance. By mitigating abysmal economic outcomes and ensuring more stable performance, democracy is generally of benefit to risk-averse entrepreneurs, investors, workers, and consumers alike

Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Financial economics · Political science · Politics · Corruption and Economic Development · Economic Growth and Development · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law

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