Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines

One definition of political dynasties refers to members of the same family occupying elected positions either in sequence for the same position, or simultaneously across different positions. In the Philippines, poverty appears critically linked to the prevalence of political dynasties at the provinc...

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Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Beja, Edsel L, Jr, Venida, Victor S, Yap, David B, II
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.asog-pubs-11312020-07-18T03:09:21Z Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines Mendoza, Ronald U Beja, Edsel L, Jr Venida, Victor S Yap, David B, II One definition of political dynasties refers to members of the same family occupying elected positions either in sequence for the same position, or simultaneously across different positions. In the Philippines, poverty appears critically linked to the prevalence of political dynasties at the provincial level. Either poverty brings about political dynasties, or political dynasties fail to reduce, or even exacerbate, poverty. The dominant direction of causation is an empirical question. This study responds by analyzing a unique Philippine provincial-level dataset. It also uses an instrumental variable technique to deal with endogeneity issues, and develops novel metrics on political dynasties. The empirical findings suggest that poverty entrenches political dynasties, while there is less evidence that political dynasties exacerbate poverty. 2013-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/132 https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/52095027/IPS-11_1_Political_Dynasties_and_Poverty_Evidence_from_the_Philippines.pdf?1489103718=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DPOLITICAL_DYNASTIES_AND_POVERTY_EVIDENCE.pdf&Expires=1595045100&Signature=T47MWbHyjF8WO7O1EWCfNoRopYZlCMFSS5RrivrKZAzXw8mP3ElxUxgRLcakR-So8CoOFpRBNqFo7fcgHHhWKf1ci2QNf7PwbqXS-M9x5qX9Y0sjms3vr3DS77-mvRY7sPBI4FKK44lJaNzktJmsFlVOT9nRuoiTr~YLcPFFMRh30b~KydkHNcRUoN3SQai7svGPwdLoyBZ9uYTJB3cic05xBm5Y5ywo3CAYDINLv60963RH0JF0et3Lyl6kyawlbiHh9hV0KfN843smww-aA9XxK6nzWF2N9BEN-4PTZ21ADcNa79khB3sxAg93pLb89vt6Y64RAtcyupKcQb6iYg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA Ateneo School of Government Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
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topic Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
spellingShingle Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Mendoza, Ronald U
Beja, Edsel L, Jr
Venida, Victor S
Yap, David B, II
Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines
description One definition of political dynasties refers to members of the same family occupying elected positions either in sequence for the same position, or simultaneously across different positions. In the Philippines, poverty appears critically linked to the prevalence of political dynasties at the provincial level. Either poverty brings about political dynasties, or political dynasties fail to reduce, or even exacerbate, poverty. The dominant direction of causation is an empirical question. This study responds by analyzing a unique Philippine provincial-level dataset. It also uses an instrumental variable technique to deal with endogeneity issues, and develops novel metrics on political dynasties. The empirical findings suggest that poverty entrenches political dynasties, while there is less evidence that political dynasties exacerbate poverty.
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author Mendoza, Ronald U
Beja, Edsel L, Jr
Venida, Victor S
Yap, David B, II
author_facet Mendoza, Ronald U
Beja, Edsel L, Jr
Venida, Victor S
Yap, David B, II
author_sort Mendoza, Ronald U
title Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines
title_short Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines
title_full Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines
title_fullStr Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Political dynasties and poverty: Evidence from the Philippines
title_sort political dynasties and poverty: evidence from the philippines
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2013
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/132
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