Public costs vs private gain : assessing the effect of alternative information treatments on electoral accountability

Do voters punish candidates with records of misuse of public funds? I address this question in the context of the 2008 and 2012 municipal elections for mayor and City Council legislator in Brazil. I use a unique dataset listing all candidates with accounts rejection records by any of the 34 Brazilia...

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Autor principal: Avenburg, Alejandro
Outros Autores: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
Tipo de documento: Outro
Idioma: English
Publicado em: 2020
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