A proposal for a more objective measure of de facto constitutional constraints

Moshe Yanovskiy, Tim Ginker

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Abstract

In this paper we propose two new indicators of de facto constitutional constraints. The indicators are based on the presence or the absence of easily observable political events. This makes the proposed measures relatively objective and easy to verify relative to the most widely used indicators of de jure and de facto constitutions. This paper describes the indicators and demonstrates their usefulness for research on economic development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)311-320
Number of pages10
JournalConstitutional Political Economy
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2017

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Keywords

  • Constitutional constraints
  • De facto constitutional constraints
  • Democracy and growth
  • Expert ranking
  • Retrospective assessments

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