Weathering the Ballot Box: Blame Avoidance and Natural Disasters in Latin America

• In Event: Environmental Public Opinion and Voting Behavior

Brief Overview

How do politicians avoid blame for climate disasters? I study two blame-avoidance strategies used by incumbents in Latin America using a survey experiment and a Diff-in-Diff analysis, and measure their impact on vote choice

Author

• Juan David Gelvez, University of Maryland-College Park