Are All Coalition Parties Treated the Same? The Costs of Being a Coalition Member in Presidential and Parliamentary Systems

• In Event: Political Parties

Brief Overview

We theorize and provide evidence that the relative size of different political parties within government is a major determinant of whether or not they are held responsible for economic outcomes depending on clarity of responsibility and regime type.

Authors

• Andrea Junqueira, Texas A&M University

• Thiago Nascimento da Silva, University of Mannheim

• Guy D. Whitten, Texas A & M University-College Station