Governing for Growth? Economic Performance and Finance Minister Survival in Democracies and Autocracies
Published online on May 05, 2026
Abstract
Political Research Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Are the highest-ranking public officials rewarded for good performance? Using the case of finance ministers, we argue that this depends on the type of regime. Democratic leaders have incentives to retain high-performing finance ministers because they are ...
Are the highest-ranking public officials rewarded for good performance? Using the case of finance ministers, we argue that this depends on the type of regime. Democratic leaders have incentives to retain high-performing finance ministers because they are ...