A more recent study by MIT economist Daron AcemogluLinks to an external site. looking at the relationship between democracy and economic growth for countries switching from dictatorship found: Group of answer choices Countries switching to democratic rule did not experience an increase in economic growth. Countries switching to democratic rule experienced a modest increase in GDP over the first five years, but then declines as the economy matures. Countries switching to democratic rule experience a 20 percent increase in GDP over a 25-year period. None of the above are correct