A Panel Data Analysis of Latin American Left Populism

Constitutional Political Economy (Forthcoming)

24 Pages Posted: 4 Jan 2019 Last revised: 15 Feb 2020

See all articles by Nicolas Cachanosky

Nicolas Cachanosky

The University of Texas at El Paso; American Institute for Economic Research; UCEMA Friedman-Hayek Center for the Study of a Free Society

Alexandre Padilla

Metropolitan State University of Denver - Department of Economics

Date Written: February 14, 2020

Abstract

This paper studies the impact of 21st century populism in Latin America on income and human development. We find a significant economic cost of populism that is consistent with other studies using a different methodology than ours. Our sample consists of five Latin American countries representative of populist governments: Argentina (2003 – 2015), Bolivia (since 2006), Ecuador (since 2007), Nicaragua (since 2007), and Venezuela (since 1999).

Keywords: Latin America, populism, pane data regression, income

JEL Classification: E02, P11, P51

Suggested Citation

Cachanosky, Nicolas and Padilla, Alexandre, A Panel Data Analysis of Latin American Left Populism (February 14, 2020). Constitutional Political Economy (Forthcoming), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3304356 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3304356

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