1997
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6435.00028
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Direct Democracy Matters for Economic Performance: An Empirical Investigation

Abstract: SUMMARY Since the sixties, the discussion whether democracy is a precondition for or a result of economic growth has not yet been finished. In this paper a comparative institutional analysis of the relative performance of direct and representative democratic decision making in the Swiss economy is undertaken using a cross section of the 26 Swiss states in 1989 and pooled cross section time series data for the states from 1982 to 1993. The empirical results and robustness tests support the hypothesis that the s… Show more

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“…How this came about was not explained. In a similar vein, Feld and Savioz (1997) estimated aggregate production functions for Swiss cantons (equivalent to American states) and found greater total factor productivity in cantons with more direct democracy. Again, the mechanism was not explained, but higher productivity could be evidence of more productive public sector investments.…”
Section: Economic Performancementioning
confidence: 92%
“…How this came about was not explained. In a similar vein, Feld and Savioz (1997) estimated aggregate production functions for Swiss cantons (equivalent to American states) and found greater total factor productivity in cantons with more direct democracy. Again, the mechanism was not explained, but higher productivity could be evidence of more productive public sector investments.…”
Section: Economic Performancementioning
confidence: 92%
“…Blomberg et al (2004) Finally, do direct democratic institutions have any discernible effect on productivity and thus on per capita income? Feld and Savioz (1997) find that per capita GDP in cantons with extended democracy rights is some 5 percent higher than in cantons without such rights.…”
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confidence: 84%
“…Feld and Savioz (1997) find that per capita GDP in cantons with extended democracy rights is some 5 percent higher than in cantons without such rights.…”
Section: Survey Of the Literaturementioning
confidence: 84%