Land reform, ethnicity and political participation: Evidence from Peru

Ronny Condor Iturrizaga

No 4722, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers from Asociación Argentina de Economía Política

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of Peru's 1969 Land Reform on the political representation of marginalized ethnic groups in local elections. Using electoral data from 1963 to 1983, I employ surname analysis and a skin color detection algorithm to identify ethnic groups. I show that greater exposure to land reform increases the candidacy of marginalized ethnic groups, but has no effect on their electoral success. I explore potential channels and find the creation of political parties of peasant or worker origin could be plausible mechanisms for the presence of more candidates from marginalized ethnic groups.

JEL-codes: N5 Q1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2024-11
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