Published in the European Journal of Political Economy Authors: Marina Dodlova and Viola Lucas Abstract: We study taxation by autocratic rulers. Using a detailed dataset on government finances in 105 autocracies from 1950 to 2004, we find that despotic autocrats, who are defined as personally concentrating all decision-making power and as not relying on elites Read more about Regime security and taxation in autocracies: Who is taxed and how?[…]