Rational Dictators and the Killing of Innocents: Data from Stalin's Archives

P. Gregory, Philipp J. H. Schröder, K. Sonin
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We posit a rational choice model of dictatorship to explain the tendency of dictators to repress innocent citizens. This model demonstrates that, when the quality of information about regime enemies is low, a rational dictator will knowingly kill and imprison citizens who are not real enemies. We use the formerly secret Stalin archives to test this proposition against the stylized facts of Stalin’s three major repressions.
理性的独裁者和对无辜者的杀戮:斯大林档案中的数据
我们假设了一个独裁的理性选择模型来解释独裁者镇压无辜公民的倾向。该模型表明,当有关政权敌人的信息质量较低时,理性的独裁者会故意杀害和监禁不是真正敌人的公民。我们用斯大林以前的秘密档案,对照斯大林三次大镇压的程式化事实,来检验这一命题。
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