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Electoral Rules and Clientelistic Parties: A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Author: Pellicer, Miquel; Wegner, Eva Date: 28 May 2015 This paper studies the causal effect of electoral systems on the performance of clientelistic vs. programmatic parties. We argue that, contrary to majoritarian systems, proportional systems disfavor clientelistic parties as voters can hardly ... Read more
Inequality Traps in South Africa: An overview and research agenda

Author: Pellicer, Miquel; Ranchhod, Vimal; Sarr, Mare; Wegner, Eva Date: 28 May 2015 There has been considerable effort in ascertaining with confidence the trends in income inequality in South Africa. South Africa has traditionally been among the most unequal countries in the world and continues to be so. Surprisingly, levels ... Read more
Information, mobilization, and demand for redistribution: A survey experiment in South Africa

Author: Pellicer, Miquel; Piraino, Patrizio; Wegner, Eva Date: 28 May 2015 This paper presents a survey experiment in South Africa that focuses on the role of mobilization for demand for redistribution. Previous literature has found that providing information on inequality raises concerns about inequality but need ... Read more
The demand side of clientelism: The role of client’s perceptions and values

Author: Pellicer, Miquel; Wegner, Eva; Benstead, Lindsay; Kincaid, Harold; Lust, Ellen; Vasquez, Juanita Date: 28 May 2015 Political science literature on clientelism has tended to focus primarily on the role of parties and brokers, leaving the demand side of clientelism - the choices of potential clients - relatively unexplored. This paper proposes a formal ... Read more
The policies for reducing income inequality and poverty in South Africa

Author: Leibbrandt, Murray; Wegner, Eva; Finn, Arden Date: 28 May 2015 Trends in inequality, poverty, and redistribution in post-apartheid South Africa have received intense attention especially in terms of measuring inequality and poverty levels and the proximate causes of these levels. We review this literature ... Read more

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