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Title: Divided They Fall. Fragmented Parliaments and Government Stability

Author(s): Felipe Carozzi, Davide Cipullo and Luca Repetto

Publication Date: April 2020

Keyword(s): Alignment effect, Bargaining, fragmentation, Government stability and No-confidence votes

Programme Area(s): Public Economics

Abstract: This paper studies how political fragmentation affects government stability. We show that each additional party with representation in Parliament increases the probability that the incumbent government is unseated by 4 percentage points. Governments with more resources at their disposal for bargaining are less likely to be replaced. When they are, new government leaders are younger and better educated, suggesting instability may induce positive selection. We interpret our results in light of a bargaining model of coalition formation featuring government instability. Our findings indicate that the rising fragmentation in parliaments worldwide may have a substantial impact on stability and political selection.

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Carozzi, F, Cipullo, D and Repetto, L. 2020. 'Divided They Fall. Fragmented Parliaments and Government Stability'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=14619