(Successful) Democracies Breed Their Own Support
利用110多个国家的调查数据，研究发现个人在民主制度下生活越久，对民主的支持越强，且这种效应几乎完全由经济表现良好、腐败控制有效、和平稳定及公共产品供给成功的民主制度驱动。
Abstract Using large-scale survey data covering more than 110 countries and exploiting within-country variation across cohorts and surveys, we show that individuals with longer exposure to democracy display stronger support for democratic institutions, and that this effect is almost entirely driven by exposure to democracies with successful performance in terms of economic growth, control of corruption, peace and political stability, and public goods provision. Across a variety of specifications, estimation methods, and samples, the results are robust, and the timing and nature of the effects are consistent with our interpretation. We also present suggestive evidence that democratic institutions that receive support from their citizens perform better in the face of negative shocks.