Without them, there is no us: when political competition drives public security under-provision by local incumbents in Mexico

• In Event: JSS 3
  In JSS Session: Elections, Political Inclusion, and Violence

Brief Overview

I study the effect of political competition in Mexico on local incumbents’ incentives to provide security. Paradoxically, when mayors hold a security provision advantage they under-provide security when faced by political competition.

Author

• Rafael Ch, New York University