Replication data for "Public health in a decentralized world: The role of democracy and democratic transition"

This data file contains clean data and information on variables related to fiscal decentralization, political regime, democracy, and various health outcomes, health and education spending. The dataset has been compiled by combining data from multiple sources, including IMF-GFS, World Development Indicators, and V-Dem, among others. This dataset has been used to examine the impact of fiscal decentralization on public health outcomes, considering the role of democracy as analyzed in our paper. Additionally, the influence of democratic transition has been explored. The dataset is an unbalanced panel spanning the period 1972–2019 for 68 countries. It is sufficient to replicate all the results presented in the study. Using this data, we tested our hypothesis and found a negative association between fiscal decentralization and public health outcomes, which is mitigated by a higher degree of democracy in a country.