Democracy, education and the quality of government

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作者：
Piergiuseppe Fortunato
Ugo Panizza
机构：
[1] United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),Department of International Economics
[2] Université de Neuchâtel,undefined
[3] The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies,undefined
[4] Centre for Economic Policy Research,undefined
来源：
Journal of Economic Growth | 2015年 / 20卷
关键词：
Education; Democracy; Quality of government; Corruption; Elections; Institutions; D72; D73; H11; O43;
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摘要：
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 show that the success of democratic institutions is closely related to the educational attainment of the population. Democratic elections do not foster the quality of government in countries with low average levels of education. Education, in turn, has a positive effect on the quality of government only in consolidated democracies.
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页码：333 / 363
页数：30
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