This article introduces the most comprehensive dataset on de jure central bank
independence (CBI), including yearly data from 182 countries between 1970 and 2012. The …

This study explores the conditional influence of sovereign credit on leader survival. We
specifically focus on credit's heterogeneous effect on leadership survival across regimes …

In dominant-party regimes, party cadres' participation in decision making constrains dictators
from arbitrarily changing policy. Dominant-party regimes are also better at mobilizing …

This chapter provides a history and overview of the empirical methods to study temporal
aspects of political elites' careers. Building on ideas developed by Jean Blondel and others …

Sovereign default is a political decision. While previous research on sovereign credit
markets focuses on economic causes, domestic constraints, or international reputation to …

How have banking crises affected the survival prospects of political incumbents over the
long run? Unlike existing studies, we explore how changing societal expectations …

Why do unemployment, inflation, and growth rates vary across political economies? Why are
some capitalist societies more equitable than others? Why is public spending higher in …

The ability to finance conflict likely affects the odds of sustaining a war and succeeding in it.
Recent literature explores rebel group funding, but far less is known about how states …

Political Science accounts of international politics downplay the role of political leaders, and
a survey of major journals reveals that fewer than 3% of all articles focus on leaders. This is …

The provision of public goods plays a key role in the survival of leaders in democracies.
Assuming that mass rail transport shares many of the characteristics of public goods, we …