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Democracy and institutions in postcolonial Africa

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Africa has seen a steady rise in democracy since the end of the Cold War. This paper investigates two possible implications of democratization in African countries: better economic growth through improved institutions and less civil conflict through increased political participation. Instrumental variables regressions are estimated with the spatial lag of democracy. This instrument varies over time, allowing for consideration of country fixed effects in IV regressions. Large positive impacts of institutions on economic growth and of political participation on reducing civil conflict are found in IV regressions with fixed effects. Further estimates show that both growth and civil violence effects may be driven by civil liberties.

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  • Green, Alan, 2018. "Democracy and institutions in postcolonial Africa," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(2), pages 207-231, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jinsec:v:14:y:2018:i:02:p:207-231_00
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    1. Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Khalid Sekkat, 2016. "A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take for democratic transitions to improve institutional outcomes?," Working Papers CEB 16-016, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

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