Resumen¿ Por qué algunos regímenes autoritarios mejoran el desarrollo humano mientras
que otros no lo hacen? A pesar del avance en las investigaciones que explican diferentes …

Do autocratic institutions matter for the welfare of average citizens? Despite the large
literature comparing democracies and autocracies, we know little about how human …

In this doctoral dissertation, I aim to explain why, even though the opposite would be
expected, there are some authoritarian leaders that implement welfare policies. My …

In this doctoral dissertation, I aim to explain why, even though the opposite would be
expected, there are some authoritarian leaders that implement welfare policies. My …

The idea of a connection between a country's political institutions and its human
development record is not new, but attention has mostly focused on comparing democratic …

Autocratic elections occur on uneven playing fields, yet their regular contestation compels
ruling parties to pay attention to citizens' demands. This claim is at the heart of research …

A rich tradition of research in political development suggests that democracy is a luxury
good. Lipset's original (1957) essay noted the strong correlation between affluence and …

Many high growth episodes are associated with autocrats. A large literature attributes this to
the higher variance of growth rates under autocracy than under democracy. The literature …

The last part of 20th century saw the collapse of a dramatic number of dictatorships. Rather
than democracy, several of these transitions brought regimes where limited political …

A substantial body of literature concludes that nations that maintain market institutions and
have limited governments have higher economic growth rates and higher per capita …