Wolfgang Lutz|Jesús Crespo Cuaresma|Mohammad Jalal Abbasi?Shavazi
Demography, Education, and Democracy: Global Trends and the Case of Iran
University of Oxford|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Vienna Institute of Demography|Austrian Academy of Sciences|Vienna University of Economics and Business|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Vienna University of Economics and Business|Australian National University|University of Tehran
reconstructions projections populations age sex educational attainment 120 countries since 1970 used assess global relationship improvements human capital democracy democracy measured freedom house indicator political rights similar earlier study effects improving educational attainment economic growth greater age detail new dataset resolves earlier ambiguities effect improving education assessed using global set national time series results show consistently strong effects improving overall levels educational attainment narrowing gender gap education fertility declines subsequent changes age structure improvements democracy indicator global relationship applied islamic republic iran past two decades iran experienced worlds rapid fertility decline associated massive increases female education results show based experience 120 countries since 1970 iran high chance significant movement toward democracy following two decades