Leaders’ Background and Regional Inequality

• In Event: Comparative Political Economics and Representation

Brief Overview

This paper explores the question why certain types of political leaders put greater efforts on balanced regional development. We test our arguments using satellite image-based inequality data in 132 countries between 1992 and 2015.

Authors

• Kangwook Han, Michigan State University

• Sung Min Han, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

• Alexander Mardon, Michigan State University