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Lost in Transition? The Persistence of Dictatorship Mayors

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  • F Gonz√°lez
  • P MuÔøΩoz
  • M Prem

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Dictatorships can affect the functioning of new democracies but the mechanisms are poorly understood. We study the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile using new data and provide two findings. First, mayors appointed by Pinochet obtained a nine percentage point vote premium in the first local election in democracy. This premium is explained by an incumbency advantage and by an increase in local spending during the transition. Second, dictatorship mayors increased the vote share of right-wing political parties in democracy. We conclude that the dictatorship won “hearts and minds” before the transition and successfully maintained part of their political power.

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  • F Gonz√°lez & P MuÔøΩoz & M Prem, 2019. "Lost in Transition? The Persistence of Dictatorship Mayors," Documentos de Trabajo 17431, Universidad del Rosario.
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    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • M2 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics

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