Polity Atlas
Article

Democracy and growth

Robert J. Barro · Journal of Economic Growth 1(1), 1–27 · 1996

Type
Article
Author
Robert J. Barro
Identifier
DOI 10.1007/BF00163340

Claims citing this source

1 claims
DisputedA meta-analysis of 483 estimates from 84 studies (Doucouliagos and Ulubaşoğlu 2008) concludes that democracy has no direct effect on growth but robust, positive indirect effects through higher human capital, lower inflation, lower political instability and greater economic freedom.