Research Article

The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis

Volume: 22 Number: 1 June 29, 2026
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The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis

Abstract

A fundamental objective of societies is the progressive augmentation of their welfare, seeking to attain superior standards of living by expanding the consumption of goods and services. The realization of countries' economic growth targets also depends on many socio-cultural factors. Thus, the concept of democracy represents one of these socio-cultural factors. In this study, a cross-sectional analysis covering the year 2021 was conducted. In 37 OECD countries, the effects of inflation rate, share of education expenditures in GDP, national income per capita and corruption perception index on democracy index are analyzed. When the findings obtained from the study are analyzed, the variable that contributes the most to democracy and improves democracy with a change of 1% is the corruption indicator with a contribution of 5.208 points. In other words, the solution of the corruption problem feeds democracy to a significant extent. The variable that contributes second is education expenditures with a contribution of 2.164 points. The higher the expenditure on education, the higher the level of democracy. The third variable is economic growth with a contribution of 0.006 points. Democracy improves as economic growth increases. Finally, increases in the inflation rate worsen democracy by creating a disadvantage of 0.431 points

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Ethical Statement

This study complies with all research and publication ethics guidelines.

Thanks

The author(s) would like to express their sincere gratitude to the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and valuable suggestions, which significantly improved the quality of this manuscript.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Applied Macroeconometrics, Growth, Inflation, Macroeconomics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 29, 2026

Submission Date

July 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 28, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Aydın, A., & Çelik, D. (2026). The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis. Ekonomik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 22(1), 1-14. https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY
AMA
1.Aydın A, Çelik D. The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis. ESAD. 2026;22(1):1-14. https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY
Chicago
Aydın, Atilla, and Duygu Çelik. 2026. “The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries With Multiple Regression Analysis”. Ekonomik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 22 (1): 1-14. https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY.
EndNote
Aydın A, Çelik D (June 1, 2026) The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis. Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 22 1 1–14.
IEEE
[1]A. Aydın and D. Çelik, “The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis”, ESAD, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 1–14, June 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY
ISNAD
Aydın, Atilla - Çelik, Duygu. “The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries With Multiple Regression Analysis”. Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 22/1 (June 1, 2026): 1-14. https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY.
JAMA
1.Aydın A, Çelik D. The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis. ESAD. 2026;22:1–14.
MLA
Aydın, Atilla, and Duygu Çelik. “The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries With Multiple Regression Analysis”. Ekonomik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 1-14, https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY.
Vancouver
1.Atilla Aydın, Duygu Çelik. The Impact of Various Socio-Economic Indicators On Democracy: The Case of OECD Countries with Multiple Regression Analysis. ESAD [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;22(1):1-14. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA28LD68HY

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