Africa's democratic transition is back in the spotlight. The concern is no longer the stranglehold of autocrats, but the hijacking of the…
We investigate how the link between individual schooling and political participation is aff ected by country characteristics. Using…
Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in economists' ability to measure corruption. This in turn has led to a new generation of…
Patronage systems in the public service are universally reviled as undemocratic and corrupt. Yet patronage was the prevailing method of…
We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states. In particular, this is the…
The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political…
Does democratic governance expand wealth and prosperity? There is no consensus about this issue despite the fact that for more than half a…
This paper examines the potential role of civil society action in increasing state accountability for development in Sub-Saharan Africa. It…
This article evaluates a body of recent work that uses field and natural experiments to answer the question of whether informed voters can…