Natural Disasters and Electoral Outcomes. Evidence from Mexico City’s 19S Earthquake

• In Event: Determinants of Voting Behavior

Brief Overview

What are the electoral outcomes of high-scale natural disasters? These events result in crises that (1) reveal information to voters about the performance of incumbents and (2) incentivize the formation of organized groups in response to the shock.

Authors

• Cesar B. Martinez Alvarez, University of California, Los Angeles

• José María Rodríguez-Valadez, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY