Reversal of Fortune for Political Incumbents: Evidence from Oil Shocks

Rabah Arezki, Simeon Djankov, Ha Nguyen and Ivan Yotzov

The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) from University of Warwick, Department of Economics

Abstract: Using a new dataset of 198 national elections across 48 democracies, this paper is the first to systematically examine the effects of oil price shocks on incumbents’ political fortunes in developed oil-importing countries. We find that oil price increases systematically lower the odds of reelection for incumbents and increase the likelihood of changes in the ideology of the incoming government. These shocks are found to operate through lowering consumption growth

Keywords: Elections; Incumbent; Oil Prices; Economic Shocks JEL Classification: D72; E21; P16; Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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