Data and Code for: An Experiment in Candidate Selection

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Katherine Casey, Stanford University; Abou Bakarr Kamara, International Growth Centre; Niccolo Meriggi, International Growth Centre

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  Figure 2 Replication 03/01/2021 11:48:AM
A1A2_anon.dta application/x-stata 175.6 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
LR_anon.dta application/x-stata 20.5 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
P1_anon.dta application/x-stata 41.1 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
PRI_replication.do text/x-stata-syntax 73 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
ReadMe_PRI_replication.pdf application/pdf 145.8 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
V1_anon.dta application/x-stata 301.2 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
V2_anon.dta application/x-stata 1.1 MB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
aspirant_dataset.dta application/x-stata 309.7 KB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM
census-2004_ethnicity_public.dta application/x-stata 390.3 MB 03/01/2021 06:48:AM

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This entry contains the de-identified datasets and code to replicate the tables and figures in the manuscript "An Experiment in Candidate Selection" and accompanying online appendix.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms survey data; polling data; electoral returns
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      H11 Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
      P16 Capitalist Systems: Political Economy
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Sierra Leone
Universe:  View help for Universe Registered voters in Sierra Leone.  Political party aspirants (or those seeking to become candidates), candidates, and officials.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; experimental data; survey data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Original survey data of voters, political candidates, and party officials.
Census data on ethnicity.

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Parliamentary races, voters, candidates, party officials

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V1 [2021-04-09]

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