Autor: Condor Iturrizaga Ronny
Institución: UdeSA
Año: 2024
JEL: N5, Q1
Resumen:
This paper examines the effects of Peru's 1969 Land Reform on the political representation of marginalized ethnic groups in local elections. Using electoral data from 1963 to 1983, I employ surname analysis and a skin color detection algorithm to identify ethnic groups. I show that greater exposure to land reform increases the candidacy of marginalized ethnic groups, but has no effect on their electoral success. I explore potential channels and find the creation of political parties of peasant or worker origin could be plausible mechanisms for the presence of more candidates from marginalized ethnic groups.