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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

2,750 words, Guess

Page Count

11 pages

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Description

The conventional wisdom views high levels of education as a prerequisite for democracy. This paper shows that existing evidence for this view is based on cross-sectional correlations, which disappear once we look at within-country variation. In other words, there is no evidence that countries that increase their education are more likely to become democratic. Keywords: democracy, education, institutions, political development. JEL Classifications: P16, O10.

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Series Statement

  • Working paper series / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics -- working paper 05-04
  • Working paper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics) -- no. 05-04.

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