International Flows of People and Institutional Change

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Imran Arif

Appalachian State University

Joshua C. Hall

West Virginia University

Date Written: November 12, 2018

Abstract

International travel clearly increases human interaction over space and exposes societies to foreign influences, foreign ideas, and foreign institutions. Does international travel promote institutional change in a traveler's home country? This paper uses panel data from 149 countries to test the hypothesis of institutional change stemming from international travel. We generally find that foreign travel does not affect political institutions. In one sub-sample, we find limited evidence that international travel can be a determinant of institutional quality in the home country depending upon whether the home country is an autocracy or democracy.

Suggested Citation

Arif, Imran and Hall, Joshua C., International Flows of People and Institutional Change (November 12, 2018). European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 58, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3572103

Imran Arif (Contact Author)

Appalachian State University ( email )

Boone, NC 28608
United States

Joshua C. Hall

West Virginia University ( email )

Morgantown, WV 26506
United States

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