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Democracy and Foreign Education
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Author/Editor: |
Spilimbergo, Antonio |
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March 1, 2007 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: Do foreign-educated individuals play a role in promoting democracy in their home countries? Despite the large amount of private and public resources spent on foreign education, there is no systematic evidence that foreign-educated individuals foster democracy in their home countries. Using a unique panel dataset on foreign students starting from 1950, I show that, indeed, foreign-educated individuals promote democracy in their home country, but only if the foreign education is acquired in democratic countries. The results are robust to reverse causality, country-specific omitted variables, and inclusion of a variety of control variables. The results are stronger for small countries.
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Series: |
Working Paper No. 07/51 |
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Subject(s): |
Education | Governance |
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Author's keyword(s): |
Education | democracy | development | institutions | international students |
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March 1, 2007 |
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1934-7073 |
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WPIEA2007051 |
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50 |
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US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00 )
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