Bread and Circuses: Global Food Prices and Leadership Tenure

• In Event: Under Pressure: Economic Institutions

Brief Overview

We examine how increases in the price of food affects leadership tenure. While autocratic leaders are able to mitigate the political impact of high prices, democratic leaders are more likely to be removed when food prices are high.

Authors

• Randall Blimes, Brigham Young University-Hawaii

• Morgan Noel Smith, Georgia State University