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Research Seminar on Diversity and Development Vladimir Kozlov "Testosterone and Repression in Non-Democracies: Evidence from a Sample of Russian Governors"

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HSE International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (ICSID) and NES Center for the Study of Diversity and Social Interactions are pleased to announce their next joint Research Seminar on Diversity and Development. The event is held jointly with the seminar “Political Economy”.

Vladimir Kozlov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Demography NRU HSE, will present his paper "Testosterone and Repression in Non-Democracies: Evidence from a Sample of Russian Governors" (co-authored by Libman A., Schultz A.).

The seminar will take place in the HSE building at 26-4 Shabolovka str., room 4413, at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 212017.

Working language of the seminar is English.
We would like to ask everyone who requires an HSE pass to send an e-mail to Oksana Antsiferova oantsiferova(at)hse.ru (stating your name, surname, your affiliation and contact e-mail address) until 5 p.m., November 20.
 
Abstract: The paper examines the role of testosterone-driven aggressive behavior in politics of non-democratic regimes and, in particular, its influence on the extent of the repressiveness of these regimes. To measure testosterone exposure, we apply the facial width-to-height metric (fWHR) – a standard proxy widely used in the psychological literature - and look at a sample of Russian regional governors. We find a positive relationship between the fWHR of the governor and the level of repression in his region. Testosterone-related behavior is, however, more widespread among younger governors and among governors with shorter tenure in office. Thus, the paper contributes to the recent trend of integrating insights of behavioral economics into political economics research.
 
We look forward to seeing you!
Kind regards,
ICSID and NES CSDSI Team