Publications

Research in political science Investigación en ciencia política

Peer-reviewed work on political competition, democratic accountability, political economy, subnational politics, and statistical methodology.

Trabajo arbitrado sobre competencia política, rendición de cuentas democrática, economía política, política subnacional y metodología estadística.

Peer-reviewed researchInvestigación arbitrada

Journal articlesArtículos en revistas

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  1. Determinants of Affective Polarization in Mexico's 2018 Presidential Election

    Sergio Béjar

    Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública 13

    María Braun Award for Best Article in RLOPPremio María Braun al mejor artículo publicado en RLOP

  2. Domestic Financial Intermediaries, Dictatorship, and Social Spending

    Sergio Béjar and Bumba Mukherjee

    Studies in Comparative International Development

  3. Electoral Volatility and Elite Polarization in Developing Democracies: Evidence from Latin America, 1993–2016

    J.A. Moraes and Sergio Béjar

    Party Politics 29(4)

    Honorable Mention, Carlos Real de Azúa Award, AUCiPMención honorífica, Premio Carlos Real de Azúa, AUCiP

  4. BayesSPsurv: An R Package to Estimate Bayesian Split-Population (SP) Survival Models for Clustered Event Processes

    Brandon Bolte, Nicolas Schmidt, Sergio Béjar, Nguyen Huynh, and Bumba Mukherjee

    The R Journal 13(1): 595–613

  5. IDCeMPy: Python Package for Inflated Discrete Choice Models

    Nguyen Huynh, Sergio Béjar, Vineeta Yadav, and Bumba Mukherjee

    Journal of Open Source Software 6(63): 3322

  6. BayesMFSurv: An R Package to Estimate Bayesian Split-Population Survival Models With (and Without) Misclassified Failure Events

    Minnie M. Joo, Nicolas Schmidt, Sergio Béjar, Vineeta Yadav, and Bumba Mukherjee

    Journal of Open Source Software 5(48): 2164

  7. Elite Polarization and Voting Turnout in Latin America, 1993–2010

    Sergio Béjar, Santiago López-Cariboni, and J.A. Moraes

    Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 30(1): 1–21

  8. The IMF, Party System Institutionalization and Protest in Latin America

    Sergio Béjar and J.A. Moraes

    Latin American Politics and Society 58(2): 26–48

  9. Electoral Particularism, Bank Concentration and Capital Account Liberalization in Developing Democracies

    Bumba Mukherjee, Vineeta Yadav, and Sergio Béjar

    Comparative Political Studies 47(6): 851–877

  10. Candidate-Centered Systems, Public Banks and Equity Market Restrictions in Developing Countries

    Bumba Mukherjee, Vineeta Yadav, and Sergio Béjar

    Review of International Political Economy 21(3): 670–709

  11. IMF-sponsored Economic Programs and Contentious Collective Action in Latin America, 1980–2007

    Sergio Béjar and David Ortiz

    Conflict Management and Peace Science 30(5): 492–515

  12. Electoral Institutions and Growth Volatility: Theory and Evidence

    Sergio Béjar and Bumba Mukherjee

    International Political Science Review 32(4): 458–479

  13. Time Horizons Matter: Coalition Governments, Replacement Risk and the Size of Government

    Sergio Béjar, Bumba Mukherjee, and Will H. Moore

    Economics of Governance 12(3): 201–235

Edited volumesVolúmenes colectivos

Book chaptersCapítulos de libro

  1. La ilusión de la homogeneidad: Heterogeneidad electoral subnacional en México (1997–2024)

    Sergio Béjar

    Continuidad y cambio en México, El Colegio de México

  2. Latin America: Affective Polarization and Weak Partisan Institutions

    J.A. Moraes and Sergio Béjar

    Handbook on Affective Polarization, Mariano Torcal and Eelco Harteveld, eds., Edward Elgar

Open-source methodsMétodos de código abierto

Software

  • BayesSPsurv

    Bayesian spatial split-population survival models · R / CRAN

  • ziopcpy

    Inflated discrete choice models · Python / PyPI

  • BayesMFSurv

    Bayesian misclassified-failure survival models · R / CRAN

Research in circulationInvestigación en circulación

Work in progressTrabajo en curso

Before publication, I present my research at seminars and conferences. Comments from colleagues help me identify problems in the argument, reconsider empirical decisions, and define more precisely what the results can—and cannot—show.

Antes de publicar, presento mis investigaciones en seminarios y congresos. Los comentarios de colegas me ayudan a identificar problemas en el argumento, revisar decisiones empíricas y precisar qué pueden —y qué no pueden— mostrar los resultados.

Conference agenda, nameplate for Dr. Sergio Béjar of CIDE, and handwritten research notes
Conference agenda and research notesAgenda de congreso y notas de investigaciónMaterials from a work-in-progress presentation.Materiales de una presentación de trabajo en curso.