Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/267741 
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Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 22-063
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
This short article contributes to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice by summarizing the literature on the measurement of democracy. I proceed in two step. In the first part, I describe the classical approach for producing a measure of democracy and sketch an alternative approach. The second part provides an overview about existing democracy index.
Subjects: 
Democracy
index numbers
measurement of democracy
political institutions
regime classification
JEL: 
C43
O43
P00
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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