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Do changes in terms of trade impact election outcomes?

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  • Freitas, Luis V.M.
  • Menezes-Filho, Naercio
  • Komatsu, Bruno

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We investigate whether luck is a relevant factor in election outcomes by analyzing how a country’s change in terms of trade close to the election impacts the probability of reelection of the incumbent party. We draw from economic and political data on countries around the world and find that changes in the terms of trade one year before the election affect the reelection probability. Import prices are the main drivers of the result and elections in non-OECD countries are the most affected by terms of trade.

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  • Freitas, Luis V.M. & Menezes-Filho, Naercio & Komatsu, Bruno, 2020. "Do changes in terms of trade impact election outcomes?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:193:y:2020:i:c:s0165176520301932
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109291
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    Keywords

    Terms of trade; Reelection; Voter rationality;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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