?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F77%2F&rft.title=Democratization%2C+New+Leaders%2C+and+the+Need+for+Economic+Reform%3A%0D%0ACan+Preferential+Trading+Agreements+Help%3F&rft.creator=Baccini%2C+Leonardo&rft.creator=Urpelainen%2C+Johannes&rft.subject=JA+Political+science+(General)&rft.description=Can+international+institutions+help+leaders+commit+economic+reform%3F+In+this+article%2C+we+examine%0D%0Ahow+leaders+use+preferential+trading+agreements+with+major+powers+(European+Union+and%0D%0Athe+United+States)+to+promote+liberal+economic+policies.+We+argue+that+under+democratization%2C%0D%0Anew+leaders+benefit+the+most+from+credible+commitment.+Using+original+data+on+treaty+negotiations%2C%0D%0Aour+empirical+analysis+shows+that+under+democratization%2C+leader+change+greatly+increases%0D%0Athe+probability+that+the+government+of+a+developing+country+begins+treaty+negotiations.+We%0D%0Aalso+demonstrate+that+preferential+trading+agreements+are+accompanied+by+liberalization+in+different%0D%0Asectors+of+the+economy%2C+and+this+effect+is+most+pronounced+if+it+follows+a+leader+change.%0D%0AThese+findings+support+the+notion+that+international+institutions+enable+credible+commitment+to%0D%0Aeconomic+reform.&rft.date=2011-01&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F77%2F1%2Fbaccini_urpelainen2011d.pdf&rft.identifier=++Baccini%2C+Leonardo+and+Urpelainen%2C+Johannes++Democratization%2C+New+Leaders%2C+and+the+Need+for+Economic+Reform%3A+Can+Preferential+Trading+Agreements+Help%3F++Working+Paper++%23+%2F2011++++++++(Unpublished)+++