We estimate the effects of authoritarian policies across generations using the arrival of the Pinochet dictatorship to Chile in 1973 as historical context. The dictatorship reduced higher education opportunities for new students across all universities. Using census data, we find that parents...

State repression is a prominent feature of non-democracies, but its effectiveness in quieting dissent and fostering regime survival remains unclear. We exploit the location of military bases before the coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973, which is uncorrelated to...

Transportation infrastructure is associated with economic development, but it can also be used for social control and to benefit the governing elite. We explore the connection between the construction of road networks, state-led repression, and land allocations in the longest dictatorship in...