Arvind Magesan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1126991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arvind Magesan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arvind |
| FAMILY NAME | Magesan |
| SIGNATURE | MAGESAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Regionalism and Tribal Insecurity in India
We estimate the effect of regionalist party representation on political violence in India. We find that regionalist parties who win power cause local violence but not through increased conflict with the center. Successful regionalists instead favor local ethnic majorities, heightening uncertainty for local minority groups. More specifically, the increased violence is explained by electoral constituencies with significant tribal populations but no…
Independent Candidates and Political Representation in India
We estimate the causal effect of independent candidates on voter turnout and election outcomes in India. To do this, we exploit exogenous changes in the entry deposit candidates pay for their participation in the political process, changes that disproportionately excluded candidates with no affiliation to established political parties. A one standard deviation increase in the number of independent candidates increases voter turnout by more than 6…
Human Rights Treaty Ratification of Aid Receiving Countries
Human Rights Treaty Ratification of Aid Receiving Countries
Independent Candidates and Political Representation in India
We estimate the causal effect of independent candidates on voter turnout and election outcomes in India. To do this, we exploit exogenous changes in the entry deposit candidates pay for their participation in the political process, changes that disproportionately excluded candidates with no affiliation to established political parties. A one standard deviation increase in the number of independent candidates increases voter turnout by more than 6…
Human Rights Treaty Ratification of Aid Receiving Countries
Independent Candidates and Political Representation in India
We estimate the causal effect of independent candidates on voter turnout and election outcomes in India. To do this, we exploit exogenous changes in the entry deposit candidates pay for their participation in the political process, changes that disproportionately excluded candidates with no affiliation to established political parties. A one standard deviation increase in the number of independent candidates increases voter turnout by more than 6…
Regionalism and Tribal Insecurity in India
We estimate the effect of regionalist party representation on political violence in India. We find that regionalist parties who win power cause local violence but not through increased conflict with the center. Successful regionalists instead favor local ethnic majorities, heightening uncertainty for local minority groups. More specifically, the increased violence is explained by electoral constituencies with significant tribal populations but no…
Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Arms control (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Computer security (1 work)