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The Power of the Street: Evidence from Egypt's Arab Spring
Acemoglu, Daron; Hassan, Tarek; Tahoun, Ahmed - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
During Egypt's Arab Spring, unprecedented popular mobilization and protests brought down Hosni Mubarak's government and … military, and the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Street protests continued to play an important role during this power struggle …. We show that these protests are associated with differential stock market returns for firms connected to the three groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083238
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The perils of top-down state building : evidence from Colombia's false positives
Acemoglu, Daron; Fergusson, Leopoldo; Robinson, James A.; … - 2016
were commanded by colonels and in those where checks coming from civilian judicial institutions were weaker. We further … worsening of local judicial institutions and the security situation, with more frequent attacks not just by the guerillas but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573044
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A political theory of populism
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - 2011
When voters fear that politicians may have a right-wing bias or that they may be influenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of true left-wing conviction are valuable. As a consequence, even a moderate politician seeking reelection chooses ‘populist’ policies – i.e., policies to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009303068
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Social mobility and stability of democracy : re-evaluating De Tocqueville
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - 2016
conflicting preferences of her “future selves,” and that the evolution of institutions is determined through the implicit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011491901
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Political Economy in a Changing World
Acemoglu, Daron - 2014
institutions as well as individual types can be ordered, and preferences and the distribution of political power satisfy natural … stochastically grab power and the dynamics of collective experimentation over institutions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013063669
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Political Economy in a Changing World
Acemoglu, Daron; Sonin, Konstantin; Egorov, Georgy - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
institutions as well as individual types can be ordered, and preferences and the distribution of political power satisfy natural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950976
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Coalition Formation in Political Games
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgy; Sonin, Konstantin - Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR), New … - 2006
We study the formation of a ruling coalition in political environments. Each individual is endowed with a level of political power. The ruling coalition consists of a subset of the individuals in the society and decides the distribution of resources. A ruling coalition needs to contain enough...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005086580
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A Political Theory of Populism
Acemoglu, Daron; Sonin, Konstantin; Egorov, Georgy - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
When voters fear that politicians may have a right-wing bias or that they may be influenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of true left-wing conviction are valuable. As a consequence, even a moderate politician seeking reelection chooses "populist' policies - i.e., policies to the left...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009251515
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Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgy; Sonin, Konstantin - 2009
We study dynamic selection of governments under different political institutions, with a special focus on institutional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205726
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Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs
Acemoglu, Daron; Egorov, Georgy; Sonin, Konstantin - 2016
A central feature of dynamic collective decision-making is that the rules that govern the procedures for future decision-making and the distribution of political power across players are determined by current decisions. For example, current constitutional change must take into account how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014216070