Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Condor Iturrizaga Ronny
Author-Name-First: Ronny
Author-Name-Last: Condor Iturrizaga
Title: Land reform, ethnicity and political participation: Evidence from Peru
Abstract: 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.
Length:  33 pages
Creation-Date:  2024-11
File-URL: https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2024/4722.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 4722
Classification-JEL: N5, Q1
Handle: RePEc:aep:anales:4722