The relationship between participation in revolt and individuals’ economic conditions is among the most debated in political science. While conventional economic theory suggests that those who face th
Some argue that the right kinds of institutions mitigate, or even prevent, the development of “natural resource curses.” Rulers with access to resource wealth, however, are unlikely to adopt such inst
Despite the close ties between tax-generated revenue and government policies, little is known about how political institutions shape the structure of tax choices across income levels. We propose and t
Abeberese, Ama Baafra, Barnwal, Prabhat, Chaurey, Ritam, and Mukherjee, Priya, (2023) “Democracy and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Indonesia.” Review of Economics and Statistics 105:3, 713–722.
This paper provides a critical survey of the literature on politico-institutional determinants of the government budget. We organize our discussion around two questions: Why did certain OECD countries
