Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?
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- Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 2013. "Why Are Rich Countries More Politically Cohesive?," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 115(2), pages 423-448, April.
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political cohesion; economic growth;JEL classification:
- P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
- O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LTV-2009-10-24 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
- NEP-POL-2009-10-24 (Positive Political Economics)
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