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New Tools and New Tests in Comparative Political Economy : The Database of Political Institutions

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dc.contributor.authorClarke, George
dc.contributor.authorBeck, Thorsten
dc.contributor.authorGroff, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorKeefer, Philip
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T19:33:31Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T19:33:31Z
dc.date.issued2000-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper introduces a large new cross-country database on political institutions: the Database on Political Institutions (DPI). The authors summarize key variables (many of them new), compare this data set with others, and explore the range of issues for which the data should prove invaluable. Among the novel variables they introduce: 1) Several measures of tenure, stability, and checks and balances. 2) Identification of parties with the government coalition or the opposition. 3) Fragmentation of opposition and government parties in legislatures. The authors illustrate the application of DPI variables to several problems in political economy. Stepan and Skach, for example, find that democracy is more likely to survive under parliamentary governments than presidential systems. But this result is not robust to the use of different variables from the DPI, which raises puzzles for future research. Similarly, Roubini and Sachs, find that divided governments in the OECD run higher budget deficits after fiscal shocks. Replication of their work using DPI indicators of divided government indicates otherwise, again suggesting issues for future research. Among questions in political science and economics, that this database may illuminate: the determinants of democratic consolidation, the political conditions for economic reform, the political and institutional roots of corruption, and the elements of appropriate and institutionally sensitive design of economic policy.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/438377/new-tools-new-tests-comparative-political-economy-database-political-institutions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2283
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19850
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2283
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBUDGET DEFICITS
dc.subjectCABINET
dc.subjectCABINETS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOALITION GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCOALITIONS
dc.subjectCODING
dc.subjectCOMMUNIST
dc.subjectCOMMUNIST PARTY
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCY
dc.subjectCONSTITUENTS
dc.subjectCONSTITUTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectCROSS COUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectDECISION MAKERS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectELECTION
dc.subjectELECTION DATA
dc.subjectELECTORAL RULES
dc.subjectELECTORAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTORAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFEDERALISM
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ACTION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DECISION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE POWERS
dc.subjectLEGISLATORS
dc.subjectLEGISLATURE
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectLOWER HOUSE
dc.subjectMILITARY INFLUENCE
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEGISLATORS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectOPPOSITION PARTIES
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOLICY ISSUES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.subjectPOLICY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRESIDENTIAL POWERS
dc.subjectPRESIDENTS
dc.subjectPRIMARIES
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTERS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEBT
dc.subjectREGULATORY POLICY
dc.subjectREPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectREVOLUTION
dc.subjectSENATE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSTATE CONTROL
dc.subjectSTATE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE DATA
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTOTALITARIANISM
dc.subjectUPPER HOUSE
dc.subjectUPPER HOUSES
dc.subjectVETO
dc.subjectVETO POWER
dc.subjectVOTING
dc.subjectVOTING RECORDS
dc.titleNew Tools and New Tests in Comparative Political Economy : The Database of Political Institutionsen
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okr.crossref.titleNew Tools and New Tests in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions
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okr.date.disclosure2000-02-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:19:15.861355Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/438377/new-tools-new-tests-comparative-political-economy-database-political-institutions
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2283
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum438377
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okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17216
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.topicGovernance::Parliamentary Government
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitRegulation and Competition Policy, Development Research Group
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