Lost in transition? The persistence of dictatorship mayors

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dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorMunoz, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorPrem, Mounu
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:18:51Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:18:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractWe look at Chile's transition to democracy in 1990 to study the persistence of authoritarian politics at the local level. Using new data on the universe of mayors appointed by the Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990) and leveraging on the arbitrary election rules that characterized the first local election in 1992, we present two main findings. First, dictatorship mayors obtained a vote premium that is larger among the last wave of incumbents and appears partially explained by an increase in local spending. Second, dictatorship mayors who were democratically elected in 1992 brought votes for the parties that collaborated with the dictatorship in subsequent elections held in democracy. These results show that the body of politicians appointed by a dictatorship can contribute to the persistence of elites and institutions.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102669
dc.identifier.eissn1872-6089
dc.identifier.issn0304-3878
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102669
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94580
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000658339600004
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaJournal of development economics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectPoliticians
dc.subjectDictatorship
dc.subjectDemocratic transition
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced Inequality
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.titleLost in transition? The persistence of dictatorship mayors
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen151
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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