Revisiting the Modernization Hypothesis: Longevity and Democracy

被引：12
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作者：
Jacobsen, Joannes [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands, Denmark
来源：
WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2015年 / 67卷
关键词：
epidemiological transition; life expectancy; democratization; ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.10.003
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
Modernization theory claims that changes in economic fundamentals, like e.g., income per capita and education levels, affect the political structure of a country in a causal way. As an important marker of development, life expectancy can also be conjectured to have a direct effect on political structures. In this paper, we estimate the impact of improvements in life expectancy on democracy. For the purpose of identification we use data from the international epidemiological transition to construct an instrument for life expectancy. We find a statistically and economically significant positive causal effect of improvements in life expectancy on democracy. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：174 / 185
页数：12
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