Political Fragility: The Economic Impact of Coups d’État

Idrissa Aladji Aya () and Luc Tucker
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Idrissa Aladji Aya: CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne
Luc Tucker: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Abstract: This study uses an entropy balancing model to show that coups d'état can reduce GDP growth by around 2.3 percentage points in the same year. This is a larger effect than some previous estimates, and is found to be persistent over time, reducing cumulative GDP growth by around five percentage points over the following five years. This study goes deeper than previous research into the drivers of that impact, finding that economic sanctions are an an important reason for the observed lower growth in many cases and that the principal channel is via private consumption and investment.

Keywords: Fragility; Drivers of Fragility; Coup d’État (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-06-05
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DOI: 10.5089/9798229050364.001

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