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Electoral institutions and democratic consolidation in the Mexican states, 1990-2004
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2008)
The organization of fair election requires impartial and independent electoral management bodies. We exploit the longitudinal variation in political competitiveness in Mexico’s local and state elections from 1990 to 2004 ...
The past as future: prior political experience and career choices in Mexico, 1997-2006
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2008)
Using an original dataset of the prior career paths and ex-post political positions of 1,400 federal deputies from three legislatures (1997-2000, 2000-2003 and 2003-2006), this paper presents the first systematic study of ...
Committee leadership selection without seniority: the Mexican case
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2009)
How are committee leaders in legislatures chosen absent seniority norms? This paper argues that the prior political experience of legislators can serve as cues to caucus leaders to reduce adverse selection in a legislature ...