Listar06. Documentos de trabajo por tema "Democracia"
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La analítica de redes como herramienta de integridad: el caso de la Procuraduría General de la Nación en Colombia
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-01-05)Este policy brief documenta la experiencia de la Procuraduría General de la Nación (PGN) de Colombia, en la adopción de la analítica de redes como herramienta para informar sus investigaciones en materia de lucha contra ... -
Criminal Dominance and Campaign Concentration
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-01-1)There are many journalistic and anecdotal accounts about the prevalence of electoral corrals in Brazil, geographic areas where brokers, politicians, or community leaders influence residents to vote for a specific candidate. ... -
Estados ágiles para la recuperación: Implicancias para los gobiernos de América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-11-15)La pandemia ha supuesto una aceleración de la transformación digital de los Estados y un catalizador de reformas estructurales en las administraciones. Las políticas de reactivación están viendo un incremento significativo ... -
Estimating the nature of political corruption: evidence from a policy experiment in Brazil
(CAF; Caracas, 2018-11-25)This paper proposes a test to estimate the nature of political corruption in developing countries: embezzlement by self enriching politicians versus corruption that originates as a quid-pro-quo from campaign contributions. ... -
Gobernar las ciudades: el rol de los centros de gobierno y las unidades de cumplimiento
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-11-09)Pensar el futuro del gobierno de las ciudades en la era digital se hace cada vez más imprescindible, frente al shock del coronavirus. La crisis acelera la urgencia de repensar la gobernanza de las ciudades, su transformación ... -
Government transparency and political clientelism: Evidence from randomized anti-corruption audits in Brazil
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-01-31)Political clientelism is considered a fundamental reason why politicians are not accountable and responsive to their constituencies. In this working paper, we study whether transparency initiatives – more specifically, ... -
Inside the revolving door: campaign finance, lobbying meetings and public contracts. An investigation for Argentina
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-01-21)This paper explores the relationship between political influence activities by interest groups and benefits obtained in the form of public contracts. We propose an electoral competition model where interest groups make ... -
Kickbacks and limits on campaign donations
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-03-21)How do campaign contribution limits alter the influence of donors over elected officials? We propose a model to explore this question and test its implications using data from Colombian municipalities. Using a regression ... -
La importancia del servicio civil en el desarrollo de capacidades estatales en América Latina
(CAF, 2015-07)El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el vínculo entre el Servicio Civil y la capacidad del sector público de implementar políticas. Para ello, examina la relación del Servicio Civil con (1) la institucionalidad formal ... -
My (Running) Mate, the Mayor: Political Ties and Access to Public Jobs in Ecuador
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-01-17)We show that local politicians’ probability of being employed by a municipality increases when they have a strong party connection to its mayor. Using a regression discontinuity design, we compare the employment outcomes ... -
The Effect of Split-Ticket Voting Cost on Electoral Enfranchisement
(2022-12)The features of electoral systems can affect electoral outcomes even for fixed societal preferences. We analyze a quasi-experiment around a staggered change from a paper ballot to an electronic ballot system, which reduces ...
