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Russia's 1999–2000 election cycle and the politics-banking interface
(01.11.2017)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 17/2017
BOFIT Discussion Papers 17/2017
We investigate whether lending by the dominant Russian state bank, Sberbank, contributed to Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power during the presidential elections of March 2000. Our hypothesis is that Sberbank corporate loans ...
Elections, protest and trust in government: A natural experiment from Russia
(18.08.2016)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 9/2016
BOFIT Discussion Papers 9/2016
How do flawed elections and post-election protest shape political attitudes? Taking advantage of the largely exogenous variation in the timing of a survey conducted in Moscow, we examine the short-term impact of the ...
Financial policymaking after crises : Public vs. private interests
(06.07.2021)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 10/2021
BOFIT Discussion Papers 10/2021
We first present a simple model of post-crisis policymaking driven by both public and private interests. Using a novel dataset covering 94 countries between 1973 and 2015, we then establish that financial crises can lead ...
Lending cycles and real outcomes : Costs of political misalignment
(21.01.2019)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 1/2019
BOFIT Discussion Papers 1/2019
We use data on the universe of credit in Turkey to document a strong political lending cycle. State-owned banks systematically adjust their lending around local elections compared with private banks in the same province. ...
The politics of bank failures in Russia
(13.09.2022)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 7/2022
BOFIT Discussion Papers 7/2022
Russia has witnessed a high number of bank failures over the last two decades. Using monthly data for 2002-2020, spanning four election cycles, we test the hypothesis that bank failures are less likely before presidential ...
European banks are not immune to national elections
(29.02.2024)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 4/2024
BOFIT Discussion Papers 4/2024
We investigate whether European banks adjust their loan prices and volumes of new lending in the months running up to major national elections. Using a unique dataset that draws on data covering some 250 banks in 19 Eurozone ...
Political cycles of media repression
(31.05.2023)
BOFIT Discussion Papers 3/2023
BOFIT Discussion Papers 3/2023
ABSTRACT
We analyze media repression in Putin’s Russia (2004–2019), a smart dictatorship that mimics democratic institutions, notably relatively free elections, and a relatively free press. Drawing on a unique granular ...