Terrorism and electoral accountability: One strike, you're out!

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• 作者：Martin Gassebner ; Richard Jong-A-Pin ; Jochen O. Mierau
• 关键词：Terror ; National security ; Elections
• 刊名：Economics Letters
• 出版年：2008
• 期刊代码：9_01651765
• 类别：eco
• 出版时间：July 2008
• 卷：100
• 期：1
• 页码：126-129
• 文件大小：131 K

摘要

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.