Electoral Response to Natural Disaster in an Authoritarian Regime: Evidence from Cuba, 2018

• In Event: Climate and Environmental Politics

Brief Overview

We study the impact Hurricane Irma had on Cuba's 2018 National Assembly elections, focusing on whether voters hold accountable the regime and the incumbents based on the impact and speed of recovery from the hurricane.

Authors

• Angela Fonseca-Galvis, Universidad Javeriana

• Chiara Superti, Columbia University