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Replication Data for: Income inequality in authoritarian regimes: The role of political institutions and state capacity

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Title Replication Data for: Income inequality in authoritarian regimes: The role of political institutions and state capacity
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XCKUIF
 
Creator Panaro, Angelo Vito
Vaccaro, Andrea
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description In recent decades, there has been an institutional shift in the literature on authoritarian regimes, with scholars investigating the role of political institutions, such as elections and political parties, in shaping regime stability and economic performance. However, scant attention has been devoted to the effect of political institutions on policy outcomes, and more specifically, on income inequality. This paper adds to this debate and sheds light on the role of formal and informal institutions, on the one hand, and state capacity, on the other, in influencing levels of income inequality in autocracies. We argue that, while the presence of elections and multiparty competition creates more favourable conditions for the adoption of redistributive policies, state capacity increases the likelihood of successfully implemented policy decisions aimed at reducing the level of inequality. Our empirical analysis rests on a time-series cross-sectional dataset, which includes around 100 countries from 1972 to 2014. The findings indicate that both political institutions and a higher level of state capacity lead to lower levels of income inequality in authoritarian contexts.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Authoritarianism
Political institutions
State
Comparative politics
Social policy
State capacity
Income inequality
Legislatures
Party competition
Ruling coalition
 
Contributor Vaccaro, Andrea