Narrow Incumbent Victories and Post-Election Conflict : Evidence from the Philippines (English)

Post-election violence is a common form of conflict, but its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Using data from the 2007 Philippine mayoral elections, this paper provides evidence that post-election violence is particularly intense after narrow victories by incumbents. Using a density test, the study shows that incumbents were substantially more likely to win narrow victories than their challengers, a pattern consistent with electoral...

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Crost,Benjamin;

Felter,Joseph H.;

Mansour,Hani;

Rees,Daniel I.;
Document Date
2020/01/29
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9126
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Philippines,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2020/01/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Narrow Incumbent Victories and Post-Election Conflict : Evidence from the Philippines
Keywords
Municipalities

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Crost,Benjamin; Felter,Joseph H.; Mansour,Hani; Rees,Daniel I..

Narrow Incumbent Victories and Post-Election Conflict : Evidence from the Philippines (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9126 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/633841580304389537

Narrow Incumbent Victories and Post-Election Conflict : Evidence from the Philippines (English)

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