We examine the relationship between terrorism and electoral accountability. We find that terror has a robust positive effect on the probability that the incumbent government is replaced. The magnitude of the effect increases with the severity of the terrorist attack.
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Volume (Year): 100 (2008) Issue (Month): 1 (July) Pages: 126-129 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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