Rice farming, culture and democracy

European Economic Review Vol/Iss. 136 Elsevier Amsterdam Published In Pages: 103778
By Ang, James B. , Madsen, Jakob B., Wang, Wen

Hypothesis

A legacy of rice farming will be negatively correlated with the tendency of a society to develop democracy.

Note

Results reported as standardized beta coefficients.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Linear regressionSupportedp<0.01-0.240UNKNOWN