The Perils and Promise of Politics in Mexico, PoliSciData.com Special Edition

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This special issue of political science articles on Mexican politics focuses on a range of contemporary challenges and dynamics, employing robust data analysis to explore various facets of governance, policy, and social issues. Together, these studies provide a comprehensive and data-driven exploration of Mexican political life.

Replication Data from Peer-Review Studies

Violence and Business Interest in Social Welfare: Evidence from MexicoBradley E. Holland, +1 more author (2022) CPS, more info.
R files: 6, Stata files: 1, datasets: 6, text files: 1

Are Voters Too Afraid to Tackle Corruption? Survey and Experimental Evidence from MexicoOmar Garcia Ponce, +2 more authors (2021) PSRM, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 1, datasets: 3, PDF files: 2, other files: 1

Extending Rights to Marginalized Minorities: Same-Sex Relationship Recognition in Mexico and the United StatesVictor Cruz-Aceves, +1 more author (2018) SPPQ, more info.

States in the Customs House: Institutional Reforms and Structural Change in Mexican Trade PolicyAnthony Pezzola (2013) ISQ, more info.
R files: 2

The Fingerprints of Fraud: Evidence from Mexico's 1988 ElectionFrancisco Cantu (2019) APSR, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 2, text files: 1, archives: 1

Information Provision, Voter Coordination, and Electoral Accountability: Evidence from Mexican Social NetworksEric Arias, +4 more authors (2019) APSR, more info.
archives: 1

Party Strategy, Candidate Selection, and Legislative Behavior in MexicoSergio Ascencio, +1 more author (2021) LSQ, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 4, text files: 1

Militarization and Perceptions of Law Enforcement in the Developing World: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in MexicoGustavo Flores-Macías, +1 more author (2022) BJPS, more info.
R files: 8, Stata files: 2, text files: 16, datasets: 24, other files: 3

Identifying Irregularities in Mexican Local ElectionsFrancisco Cantu (2014) AJPS, more info.
text files: 12, datasets: 11

Electoral Accountability and Particularistic Legislation: Evidence from an Electoral Reform in MexicoLucia Motolinia (2021) APSR, more info.
R files: 5, Stata files: 2, other files: 1, datasets: 24

High-Profile Criminal Violence: Why Drug Cartels Murder Government Officials and Party Candidates in MexicoGuillermo Trejo, +1 more author (2021) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 2, PDF files: 2, datasets: 6

Regulation of Speech and Media Coverage of Corruption: An Empirical Analysis of the Mexican PressPiero Stanig (2015) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 2, PDF files: 1

Institutionalized Police Brutality: Torture, the Militarization of Security and the Reform of Inquisitorial Criminal Justice in Mexico*Beatriz Magaloni, +1 more author (2020) APSR, more info.
R files: 4, Stata files: 4, datasets: 4, other files: 2, text files: 1

Elite Competition and State Capacity Development: Theory and Evidence from Post-Revolutionary MexicoFrancisco Garfias (2018) APSR, more info.
other files: 1

Political Brokers: Partisans or Agents? Evidence from the Mexican Teacher's Union*Horacio Larreguy (2017) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 10, datasets: 24, PDF files: 2, other files: 3, text files: 11

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