Data and Code for: When Do Politicians Appeal Broadly? The Economic Consequences of Electoral Rules in Brazil

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Moya Chin, International Monetary Fund

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
README.pdf application/pdf 272.9 KB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
brazil_tworound_1980census.R text/x-rsrc 3.2 KB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
brazil_tworound_analysis.R text/x-rsrc 49.6 KB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
brazil_tworound_functions.R text/x-rsrc 25 KB 07/27/2022 07:49:AM
codebook.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 19.6 KB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
elections.rds application/gzip 7.7 MB 07/25/2022 12:16:PM
lights.rds application/gzip 1 MB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
muni_codes.csv text/csv 205.8 KB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
schools.rds application/gzip 11.8 MB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM
simulation.rds application/gzip 5.5 KB 07/21/2022 09:40:AM

Project Citation: 

Chin, Moya. Data and Code for: When Do Politicians Appeal Broadly? The Economic Consequences of Electoral Rules in Brazil. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-06-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/E168901V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Replication package to construct the analysis for "When Do Politicians Appeal Broadly?  The Economic Consequences of Electoral Rules in Brazil."  It uses datasets constructed from four data sources: 1) Brazil municipal election data; 2) Brazil demographic censuses; 3) Brazil school census; and 4) nighttime lights.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Regression discontinuity; Electoral rules
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      H00 Public Economics: General
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Brazil
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1996 – 2016
Universe:  View help for Universe Brazilian municipalities
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; census/enumeration data; geographic information system (GIS) data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, 1980, 1991, 2000, 2010. "Censo Demográfico do Brasil."

Ministério da Educação, 1997-2016. "Censo Escolar."

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, 1997-2016. "DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights Time Series."

Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, 1996-2016. "Dados Eleitorais."

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Municipalities
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit Municipalities

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V1 [2023-06-20]

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