期刊名称：Discussion Paper Series / Department of Economics, Monash University
出版年度：2010
卷号：1
出版社：Monash University
摘要：This paper studies empirically the relationship between oil endowment and the duration
of autocratic leaders. A simple theoretical setting shows how the relationship between oil
endowment and the duration of the dictatorial regime is mediated by the price of oil. Using a
dataset on 106 dictators, our empirical analysis supports the predictions of the theoretical
model and indicates that dictators in countries which are relatively better endowed in terms
of oil stay longer in office. This result is robust to changes in the definition of dictatorial
regimes, as well as to controlling for other economic and political variables.
关键词：Natural resources, dictatorship, political economy, duration.
