• Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government 

      Brassiolo, Pablo; Estrada, Ricardo; Fajardo, Gustavo (CAF; Caracas, 2021-11-19)
      The incidence of patronage can vary widely across levels of gov ernment within a country. We show this in the context of Brazil, which has been the focus of most recent research on patronage. In particular, we find that ...
    • The Effect of Split-Ticket Voting Cost on Electoral Enfranchisement 

      Villegas-Bauer, Germán; Juncosa, Federico (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 ...