Politicians: Be Killed or Survive

Arbeitspapier

In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce the probability of politicians being attacked or killed: extended institutional and governance quality, democracy, voice and accountability, a well functioning system of law and order, decentralization via the division of power and federalism, larger cabinet size and strengthened civil society. There is also support for a contagion effect.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CREMA Working Paper ; No. 2008-25

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General ; Criminal Law ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
• Thema: Assassinations ; rational choice ; governance ; democracy ; dictatorship ; deterrence ; protection

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Frey, Bruno S. ; Torgler, Benno
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
• (wo): Basel
• (wann): 2008

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214419
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:46 MEZ