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An Argument for the ‘Best Loser’ Principle in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2011)
In the following paper we take advantage of the inherent flexibility of mixed-member systems and propose a new set of electoral rules we argue can help resolve —or at least greatly mitigate— Mexico’s legislative gridlock ...
How could Pemex be reformed?: an analytical framework based on congressional politics
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2011)
We analyze the feasibility of legal reforms to the Mexican oil industry. We do so by studying the politics of energy reform as they occur in Congressional negotiations. The main contribution of the paper is to offer an ...
Does charisma discourage experience and encourage extremism?: the electoral strategies of a populist candidate
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Administración Pública, 2017)
I model an election between a populist candidate with litle government experience and high charisma, and a mainstream candidate with much government experience and low charisma. Taking a step back in time, I also model the ...
Transitions from electoral authoritarianism
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2010)
The recent comparative literature on authoritarian institutions has been tracing the consequences formal institutions bear on the longevity of authoritarian rule. Striving to explain transitions from electoral authoritarian ...
Demise and resurrection of a dominant party: understanding the PRI's comeback in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2013)
Dominance by a single party can deteriorate the quality of representation. Yet, surprisingly, voters sometimes support a formerly dominant party they had previously thrown out of power. As an important case, this essay ...
Should we expect primary elections to create polarization?: a robust median voter theorem with rational parties
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2017)
A core concern about the use of primary elections is whether they induce political parties to adopt extremist ideological positions. Many scholars and pundits have blamed primary elections as a source of polarization, but ...
The risk of partyarchy and democratic backsliding: Mexico's electoral reform
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2012)
Following the 2006 post-electoral crisis, important changes were made to the Constitution and several ordinary laws in Mexico. Authorities touted that electoral reform as a major triumph for the country’s democracy. However, ...
Was Mexico's 2012 election undemocratic?: assessing the fraud accusations
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2013)
This essay studies the main allegations of undemocratic practices in the 2012 election in Mexico, such as vote buying, clientelism and media bias. I evaluate the merit of each accusation based on the available evidence ...
The tones of democratic challenges: skin color and race in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2011)
This paper explores people’s political attitudes mediated by their perceived skin tone and their own racial identification in Mexico. As a young democracy Mexico’s political institutions face many challenges while in the ...
Foreign aid and investment in post-conflict countries
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2011)
Does development aid attract FDI in post-conflict countries? This paper contributes to the growing literature on the determinants of FDI and on the effects of foreign aid by explaining how international aid is a signal ...