Collective Action and Policy Implementation: Evidence from Salvador Allende’s Expropriations

Felipe González and Felipe Vial

No 29, Working Papers ClioLab from EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Abstract: The Cold War triggered the implementation of U.S. sponsored re-distributive policies in Latin America with the goal of decreasing the influence of the Soviet Union. We study how organized groups of workers affected the implementation of one of the largest programs of the time, Salvador Allende’s land reform in Chile (1970-1973). Using original data in an event study research design, we find that land invasions affected the intensity and location of expropriations making use of mostly non-discretionary legal causes. We argue this result can be explained by a threat of political unrest and valuable information about expropriable plots.

Date: 2019
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