Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP9304
Authors: Paola Giuliano; Nathan Nunn
Abstract: We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development.
Keywords: democracy; historical persistence; local institutions
JEL Codes: N30; P00; Z1
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| tradition of local democracy (D72) | contemporary national democracy (F52) |
| tradition of local democracy (D72) | individual beliefs and attitudes towards democracy (D72) |
| individual beliefs and attitudes towards democracy (D72) | contemporary national democracy (F52) |
| tradition of local democracy (D72) | institutional quality (L15) |
| tradition of local democracy (D72) | corruption (D73) |
| tradition of local democracy (D72) | per capita income (D31) |