Does Crime Affect Economic Decisions? An Empirical Investigation of Savings in a High-Crime Environment
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, v. 8, 2008
Eduardo Zilberman.
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B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, v. 8, 2008
Eduardo Zilberman.
Quarterly Journal of Economics, v. 123, TD n. 2, 2008
p. 703-745,
This paper uses publicly released audit reports to study the effects of disclosing information about corruption practices on electoral accountability. In 2003, as part of an anticorruption program, Brazil's federal government began to select municipalities at random to audit their expenditures of federally transferred funds. The findings of these audits were then made publicly available and disseminated to media sources. Using a data set on corruption constructed from the audit reports, we compare the electoral outcomes of municipalities audited before versus after the 2004 elections, with the same levels of reported corruption. We show that the release of the audit outcomes had a significant impact on incumbents' electoral performance, and that these effects were more pronounced in municipalities where local radio was present to divulge the information. Our findings highlight the value of having a more informed electorate and the role played by local media in enhancing political selection.
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan.
Econometric Reviews, v. 27, 2008
Michael McAller, Marcelo Medeiros.
Journal of Econometrics, v. 147, 2008
p. 359-371,
Michael McAller, Daniel Slottje, Marcelo Medeiros.
Journal of Econometrics, v. 147, 2008
p. 104-119,
Michael McAller, Marcelo Medeiros.
Journal of Econometrics, v. 147, 2008
p. 372-383,
Michael McAller, Daniel Slottje, Vicente Ramos, Javier Rey Maquieira, Marcelo Medeiros.
Economic Development and Cultural Change, v. 56, TD n. 4, 2008
Juliano Assunção.
Revista Brasileira de Economia, v. 62, TD n. 4, 2008
p. 467-495,
Walter Novaes.
International Journal of Forecasting, v. 24, 2008
p. 630-644,
Lacir Soares, Marcelo Medeiros.
Journal of Political Economy, v. 116, TD n. 61, 2008
p. 1058-1104,
Bruno Falcão, Rodrigo Reis Soares.
Economic Theory, v. 36, TD n. 3, 2008
Abdelkrin Seghir, Juan Pablo Torres-Martínez.
Computation Statistics and Data Analysis, v. 52, 2008
Joel C. Rosa, Alvaro Veiga, Marcelo Medeiros.
Journal of Applied Econometrics, v. 23, 2008
p. 925-948,
Leonardo Rezende.
Journal of Mathematical Economics, v. 44, TD n. 5-6, 2008
Juan Pablo Torres-Martínez, Myrian Beatriz da Silva Petrassi.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, v. 89, TD n. 4, 2007
Luis Braido, Juliano Assunção.
Journal of Development Economics , v. 84, 2007
p. 590-608,
Rodrigo Reis Soares.
Population and Development Review, v. 33, TD n. 2, 2007
p. 247-287,
Rodrigo Reis Soares.
Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law, v. 9, 2007
p. 15-27,
Rodrigo Reis Soares.
Econometrica, v. 75, 2007
p. 259-277,
Sergio Firpo.
Journal of Mathematical Economics, v. 43, 2007
Juan Pablo Torres-Martínez.