Does democratization promote economic competition? This paper documents that the disruption of political connections …

What effect does democratization have on meritocratic practices in the civil service? Democratization increases … servants' performance-enhancing characteristics, democratization increases discrimination. The author test this argument using … servants. The author exploits the exogenous timing of Indonesia's democratization in 1999, paired with an individual …

This study estimates the impact of Kenya's post-election violence on individual risk preferences. Because the crisis … results indicate that the post-election violence sharply increased individual risk aversion. Immediately after the crisis, the …

Post-election violence is a common form of conflict, but its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Using data … from the 2007 Philippine mayoral elections, this paper provides evidence that post-election violence is particularly … that the increase in post-election violence is related to the incumbent's political platform or their performance in past …

This paper explores the effect of oil shocks on electoral outcomes. Using a new polling and election data set for 207 … for incumbents in the runup to reelection and a reversal in the leaning of the political party in power post-election …