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Testosterone and Repression in Non†Democracies: Evidence from a Sample of Russian Governors

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  • Vladimir Kozlov
  • Alexander Libman
  • André Schultz

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The paper examines the role of testosterone†driven aggressive behavior in the politics of non†democratic regimes and, in particular, its influence on the extent of repressiveness of these regimes. To measure testosterone exposure, we apply the facial width†to†height metric (fWHR) – a standard proxy widely used in the psychological literature – and look at a sample of Russian regional governors. We find a positive relationship between the fWHR of the governor and the level of repression in his region. Testosterone†related behavior is, however, more widespread among younger governors and among governors with shorter tenure in office. Thus, the paper contributes to the recent trend of integrating insights of behavioral economics in political economics research.

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  • Vladimir Kozlov & Alexander Libman & André Schultz, 2018. "Testosterone and Repression in Non†Democracies: Evidence from a Sample of Russian Governors," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 71(2), pages 244-278, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:kyklos:v:71:y:2018:i:2:p:244-278
    DOI: 10.1111/kykl.12169
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    1. Anna Abalkina & Alexander Libman, 2020. "The real costs of plagiarism: Russian governors, plagiarized PhD theses, and infrastructure in Russian regions," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 125(3), pages 2793-2820, December.
    2. Ho Fai Chan & Ahmed Skali & David Stadelmann & Benno Torgler & Stephen Whyte, 2021. "Masculinity cues, perceptions of politician attributes, and political behavior," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(1), pages 148-171, March.
    3. Harry Pickard, 2021. "The Impact of Career Politicians: Evidence from US Governors," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 74(1), pages 103-125, February.

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