Replication data for: The Logic of Political Survival

The material here contains the data we used in our book. Additionally, we have all the batch files we used to generate the results. We present these materials for several reasons. First, we are all believer in replication. The materials here allow anyone to replicate our results. This is particularly important since many of our results are presented in abbreviated form, rather than full regression output. Second, in the book we discuss and allude to many results that, for brevity, we do not present. Many of these analyses are contained here. Third, we believe the selectorate model is a power tool for explaining politics. While in the book we attempt to present results illustrative of the model’s implications, our analyses are far from comprehensive. In addition to the variables discussed in the book, the data contained here has numerous additional variables. For example we have numerous alternative measures of GDP. We hope the availability of this data will encourage scholars to pursue what we believe to be a fruitful research agenda. Finally, we recognize that many scholars are best convinced when they ‘see it for themselves’. We think such skepticism is healthy. We have no doubt that scholars analyzing our results for themselves will we see the robustness of our results and recognize that we have not selectively picked only those results that directly support our arguments and ignored other. IMPORTANT NOTE To the best of our knowledge, the data we provide are either in the public domain (i.e. readily available on the internet or in printed form) or we have been granted the right to distribute the data (for instance, the WBDI). If you believe any of the data we provide does not fit within either of the first two categories then please contact us.