When to expect a coup d’état? An extreme bounds analysis of coup determinants

• Published in: Public choice Vol. 169; no. 3/4; pp. 293 - 313
• Main Authors: Gassebner, Martin, Gutmann, Jerg, Voigt, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Science + Business Media 01.12.2016; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Coups d'etat; Economic development; Economic growth; Economics; Economics and Finance; Economists; International; Islamization; Political behavior; Political Science; Political scientists; Politics; Public Finance; Statistical analysis; Variables; Germany; Africa; D74; F52; Coup-proofing; Extreme bounds analysis; H56; Military coups; K10; Coups d’état

Over the last several decades, both economists and political scientists have shown interest in coups d’état. Numerous studies have been dedicated to understanding the causes of coups. However, model uncertainty still looms large. About one hundred potential determinants of coups have been proposed,...