TY - JOUR
T1 - On Education and Democratic Preferences
AU - Chong, Alberto
AU - Gradstein, Mark
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - We make the point that preferences for democracy are positively correlated with level of education. This correlation is robust even after controlling for a range of personal characteristics, including country of residence, income, age, or using different definitions of preferences for democracy or using instrumental variables. Interestingly, the results hold across countries with different level of democracy. We use data from World Values Surveys and show that our results are consistent with a simple theoretical model in which education makes political accountability easier.
AB - We make the point that preferences for democracy are positively correlated with level of education. This correlation is robust even after controlling for a range of personal characteristics, including country of residence, income, age, or using different definitions of preferences for democracy or using instrumental variables. Interestingly, the results hold across countries with different level of democracy. We use data from World Values Surveys and show that our results are consistent with a simple theoretical model in which education makes political accountability easier.
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U2 - 10.1111/ecpo.12061
DO - 10.1111/ecpo.12061
M3 - Article in a journal
SN - 0954-1985
VL - 27
SP - 362
EP - 388
JO - Economics and Politics
JF - Economics and Politics
IS - 3
ER -