What Motivates Leaders to Invest in Nation-Building?

9 Pages Posted: 18 Jul 2022 Last revised: 14 Apr 2023

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Paola Giuliano

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

B Reich

Northwestern University

Alessandro Riboni

École Polytechnique

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Date Written: July 2022

Abstract

Why do some leaders invest in significant nation-building policies and others do not? Why does nation-building occur at certain junctures in time and not others? In our research, we investigate what motivates leaders to nation build. We argue that threats to their regime motivate rulers to invest in significant nation-building and that the type of threats that provoke nation-building have largely materialized since the 19th century.

Suggested Citation

Giuliano, Paola and Reich, B and ribon, ribo, What Motivates Leaders to Invest in Nation-Building? (July 2022). NBER Working Paper No. w30268, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4165340

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