You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Economics is still a field dominated by men. Why is that? While most undergraduate economics majors ...

Female economists probably didn’t need a quantitative study to know that they get asked more questions when presenting than their male counterparts. Indeed, many female academics are familiar with ...

A new study shows that when it comes to growth, democracy significantly increases development. Indeed, countries switching to democratic rule experience a 20 percent increase in GDP over a 25-year ...

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind ...

Dr Emmanuel Ojo receives funding from National Research Foundation (NRF). Dr Loise Jeannin works for the University of Johannesburg as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. University of Johannesburg ...