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Elite selection in an autocracy: The career costs of political ties

Bielefeld, Leonie; Mohr, Cathrin - 2023

We study the selection of the political elite in an autocratic state. Using detailed CV data on potential politicians … asymmetric effects of being connected to the political elite: While being linked to the state's centre of power harms high … negative effect of being linked to the party leadership on individuals' probability to be part of the ruling elite is in line …

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The political economy of Kazakhstan: a case of good economics, bad politics?

Commander, Simon; Prieskienyte, Ruta - 2021

around the founder President, his family and associates. This is reflected in the economics of the autocracy whereby a large …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012589873

The political economy of Kazakhstan : a case of good economics, bad politics?

Commander, Simon; Prieskienyte, Ruta - 2021

around the founder President, his family and associates. This is reflected in the economics of the autocracy whereby a large …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012628514

Priority roads : the political economy of Africa's interior-to-coast roads

Bonfatti, Roberto; Gu, Yuan; Poelhekke, Steven - 2019

Africa's interior-to-coast roads are well suited to export natural resources, but not to support regional trade. Are they the optimal response to geography and comparative advantage, or the result of suboptimal political distortions? We investigate the political determinants of road paving in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966676

Priority roads : the political economy of Africa's interior-to-coast roads

Bonfatti, Roberto; Gu, Yuan; Poelhekke, Steven - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011960429

Political Constraints and Public Support for Market Reform

Desai, Raj M. - 2006

As concerns about reform fatigue in lower- and middle-income countries have become more widespread, so has the search for ways of boosting support for market-oriented reforms. While the effects of political institutions on reform results have been extensively analyzed, there has been relatively...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012734538

Priority Roads: The Political Economy of Africa's Interior-to-Coast Roads

Bonfatti, Roberto; Gu, Yuan; Poelhekke, Steven - 2019

Africa’s interior-to-coast roads are well suited to export natural resources, but not to support regional trade. Are they the optimal response to geography and comparative advantage, or the result of suboptimal political distortions? We investigate the political determinants of road paving in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012018169

Priority Roads: the Political Economy of Africa's Interior-to-Coast Roads

Bonfatti, Roberto; Gu, Yuan; Poelhekke, Steven - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114759

Banking Behaviour and Political Business Cycle in Africa: The Role of Independent Regulatory Policies of the Central Bank

Ofori-Sasu, Daniel; Agbloyor, Elikplimi Komla; Nsafoah, … - 2024

This study examines the effect of regulatory independence of the central bank in shaping the impact of electoral cycles on bank lending behaviour in Africa. It employs the dynamic system Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) Two-Step estimator for a panel dataset of 54 African countries over the...

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Towards Effective Emerging Infectious Diseases Surveillance: Evidence from Kenya, Peru, Thailand, and the U.S.‐Mexico Border

Ear, Sophal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper examines the political economy of emerging infectious disease (EID) surveillance programs. It provides lessons learned for U.S. military medical research laboratories collaborating with developing countries and is comprised of four case studies: Kenya (U.S. Army Medical Research...

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