Coups d'etat continue to be common around the world, often leading to changes in leaders and institutions. We examine … the relationship between military spending and coups and find that (i) successful coups increase military spending by more … than failed attempts, and (ii) coups are more likely when military spending as a share of GDP is relatively low. Our …

Coups d’etat continue to be common around the world, often leading to changes in leaders and institutions. We examine … the relationship between military spending and coups and find that (i) successful coups increase military spending by more … than failed attempts, and (ii) coups are more likely when military spending as a share of GDP is relatively low. Our …

, but also makes staging successful coups easier. In equilibrium, an increase in the likelihood of war makes indirect … involvement less likely; its impact on coups, which are aimed at establishing direct control, is non-monotonic. We show empirical …

defence, dictatorship, and warfare. They address defining events and institutions of the world in the twentieth century … Economics, which was awarded in recognition of their research.<b>Contents:</b> <ul> <ul> <li><b><i>Global Conflict:</i></b> <ul …

differences in national income. However, significant variations exist in health's share of government spending even after … controlling for national income. This paper provides a global overview of health's share of government spending and summarizes key …

strong army. In weakly-institutionalized polities this opens the way for excessive influence or coups by the military …

not su¢ cient, the military can take action against a nondemocratic regime in order to create its own dictatorship. A more … reformed in the future acts as an additional motivation for the military to undertake coups against democratic governments. We …¢ cult for democracies to prevent military coups. In addition, greater inequality also makes it more likely that …