Replication data for: The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire
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Project Citation:
Xu, Guo. Replication data for: The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113197V1
Project Description
Summary:
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I combine newly digitized personnel and public finance data from the British colonial administration for the period 1854-1966 to study how patronage affects the promotion and incentives of governors. Governors are more likely to be promoted to higher salaried colonies when connected to their superior during the period of patronage. Once allocated, they provide more tax exemptions, raise less revenue, and invest less. The promotion and performance gaps disappear after the abolition of patronage appointments. Patronage therefore distorts the allocation of public sector positions and reduces the incentives of favored bureaucrats to perform.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Public Fice;
Revenue;
Fiscal
JEL Classification:
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D73 Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
F54 Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
H83 Public Administration; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
M51 Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
N43 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: Pre-1913
N44 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: 1913-
D73 Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
F54 Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
H83 Public Administration; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
M51 Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
N43 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: Pre-1913
N44 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: 1913-
Geographic Coverage:
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British Empire
Time Period(s):
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1854 – 1966
Data Type(s):
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administrative records data;
observational data
Collection Notes:
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Collected from the National Archives, UK.
Methodology
Data Source:
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Blue Books and Colonial Office Lists
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Colony,
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