Allyson Lucinda Benton División de Estudios Políticos Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.

Working Papers (Click on title for copy of paper) “The (Authoritarian) Governor’s Dilemma: Supporting the National Authoritarian Regime Without Stoking Local Demands for Political Change,” Documento de Trabajo No. TBA, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2012. “Some Facts and Fictions About Violence and Politics in Mexico,” Documento de Trabajo No. 237, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2012. “The Catholic Church, Political Institutions, and Electoral Outcomes in Oaxaca, Mexico,” Documento de Trabajo No. 236, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2012. “The Origins of Mexico’s Municipal Usos y Costumbres Regimes: Supporting Local Political Participation or Local Authoritarian Control?” Documento de Trabajo No. 226, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2011. “Politics and Sector-Specific Stock Market Performance: A General Argument Applied to Mexico’s 2006 Presidential Campaign,” Documento de Trabajo No. 214, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2009. “The Effect of Electoral Rules on Indigenous Voting Behavior in Mexico’s State of Oaxaca,” Documento de Trabajo No. 205, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, December 2008. “A Ras de Suelo”: Candidate Appearances and Events in Mexcio’s Presidential Campaign, with Joy Langston, Documento de Trabajo No. 199, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2007.

“Latin America’s (Legal) Subnational Authoritarian Enclaves: The Case of Mexico,” Documento de Trabajo No. 196, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, 2007.

“Do Investors Assess the Credibility of Campaign Commitments? The Case of Mexico’s 2006 Presidential Race,” Documento de Trabajo No. 193, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, May 2007.

“What Makes Strong Federalism Seem Weak? Fiscal Resources and Presidential-Provincial Relations in Argentina,” Documento de Trabajo No. 190, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, April 2007.

“Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Mexico,” Latin American Research Network Working Paper no. R-512, Department, Inter-American Development Bank Research, Washington, DC, 2005 (with Fabrice Lehoucq, Gabriel Negretto, Javier Aparicio, Benito Nacif). Also published as: “Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Mexico,” Documento de Trabajo, No. 176, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, August 2005 (with Fabrice Lehoucq, Gabriel Negretto, Javier Aparicio, Benito Nacif).

“Dissatisfied Democrats or Retrospective Voters? Economic Hardship, Political Institutions, and Voting Behavior in Latin America,” Documento de Trabajo, No. 153, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, January 2003.

“The Strategic Struggle for Patronage: Political Careers, State Largesse, and Factionalism in Latin American Parties,” Documento de Trabajo, No. 151, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, December 2002.

“Economic Reform in Decentralized Systems: When Institutions Work to Protect Subnational Politicians from Economic Reform,” Documento de Trabajo, No. 150, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, December 2002.

“When do Parties Survive Economic Ruin? The Political Uses of Fiscal Transfers in an Era of Economic Uncertainty,” Documento de Trabajo, No. 149, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, December 2002.

“Strong Presidents, Powerful Provinces: The Political Economy of Party Building in Argentina’s Federal System,” Documento de Trabajo, No. 148, División de Estudios Políticos, CIDE, December 2002.