The Shocking Origins of Political Transitions: Evidence from Earthquakes
Do earthquakes trigger political transitions? Using a rich panel dataset of 160 countries observed over 1950–2007, we find that earthquake shocks, measured in terms of the effect of ground-motion amplitude on death toll, have two contradicting effects on political change. On the one hand, earthquake...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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WILEY-BLACKWELL
2017
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| Online Access: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/soej.12180 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80691 |