A Political Theory of Populism
- D. Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov, K. Sonin
- Political ScienceSSRN Electronic Journal
- 5 November 2010
When voters fear that politicians may have a right-wing bias or that they may be in‡uenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of true left-wing conviction are valuable. As a consequence, even a…
Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions, and Clubs
- D. Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov, K. Sonin
- Economics
- 1 August 2008
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…
Why Resource-poor Dictators Allow Freer Media: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
- Georgy Egorov, S. Guriev, K. Sonin
- Economics, Political ScienceAmerican Political Science Review
- 20 March 2009
Every dictator dislikes free media. Yet, many nondemocratic countries have partially free or almost free media. In this article, we develop a theory of media freedom in dictatorships and provide…
Field experiment estimate of electoral fraud in Russian parliamentary elections
- R. Enikolopov, V. Korovkin, M. Petrova, K. Sonin, A. Zakharov
- EconomicsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 24 December 2012
The results suggest that the extent of the fraud was sufficient to have had a substantial impact on the outcome of the elections; they also confirm that the presence of observers is an important factor in ensuring the integrity of the procedure.
Determinants of Nationalization in the Oil Sector: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
- S. Guriev, A. Kolotilin, K. Sonin
- Economics
- 1 February 2008
In this paper we study nationalizations in the oil industry around the world in 1960-2002. We show, both theoretically and empirically, that governments are more likely to nationalize when oil prices…
Coalition Formation in Non-Democracies
- D. Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov, K. Sonin
- Economics
- 1 October 2008
We study the formation of a ruling coalition in non-democratic societies where institutions do not enable political commitments. Each individual is endowed with a level of political power. The ruling…
Government Control of the Media
- Scott Gehlbach, K. Sonin
- Political Science, Economics
- 20 April 2014
We present a formal model of government control of the media to illuminate variation in media freedom across countries and over time. Media bias is greater and state ownership of the media more…
Dictators and Their Viziers: Endogenizing the Loyalty-Competence Trade-Off
- Georgy Egorov, K. Sonin
- Economics
- 8 October 2009
The possibility of treason by a close associate has been a nightmare of most autocrats throughout history. More competent viziers are better able to discriminate among potential plotters, and this…
Poverty and Economic Dislocation Reduce Compliance with Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place Protocols
- J. Driscoll, K. Sonin, Jarnickae Wilson, Austin L. Wright
- EconomicsSSRN Electronic Journal
- 1 April 2020
Novel results on the local impact of the 2020 CARES Act suggest stimulus transfers that addressed economic dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased social distancing.
Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments
- D. Acemoglu, Georgy Egorov, K. Sonin
- Economics, Political Science
- 31 July 2009
We study dynamic selection of governments under different political institutions, with a special focus on institutional "flexibility". A government consists of a subset of the individuals in the…
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