Commercial imperialism? Political influence and trade during the Cold War
We provide evidence that increased political influence, arising from CIA interventions during
the Cold War, was used to create a larger foreign market for American products. Following …
the Cold War, was used to create a larger foreign market for American products. Following …
Do superpower interventions have short and long term consequences for democracy?
The United States' wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived again the phenomenon of
“regime change” that was thought to have died with the Cold War. We study Cold War …
“regime change” that was thought to have died with the Cold War. We study Cold War …
The golden hello and political transitions
We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions.
We develop an extended version of Acemoglu and Robinson's [American Economic Review …
We develop an extended version of Acemoglu and Robinson's [American Economic Review …