Fact: There is a Link Between Cuts and Riots
Submitted on August 21, 2011
By Jacopo Ponticelli and Hans-Joachim Voth - Tuesday 16 August 2011
In a recent study, we focused on the link between austerity measures and unrest. We analyzed a large number of countries, over almost a century, to unearth some empirical regularities. In two studies, we analyzed unrest in 28 European countries from 1919 to 2009, and in 11 Latin American countries since 1937. What we found is a clear and positive statistical association between expenditure cuts and the level of unrest.
