Direct political control over firms has diminished due to regulation, yet political connections persist. This study explores an alternative channel: electoral cycles influencing corporate appointments.
* Data & Methods
Analyzed survival models of chairpersons' turnovers in 90 Spanish savings banks from 1985-2010.
* Key Findings
Strong evidence for electoral appointment cycles: bank leaders face higher turnover risk shortly after regional elections and government changes.
This suggests politicians exert influence over corporate leadership even within regulated environments, potentially through appointments rather than direct control.
| Backscratching in Banks: Political Cycles in Bank Manager Appointments was authored by Jonas Markgraf. It was published by Cambridge in PSR&M in 2022. |
