Essays in Political Economy: Evidence from Brazil
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Abstract
This essay brings a synthesize of the doctoral thesis named «Essays in Political Economy: Evidence from Brazil», which provides relevant contribution towards our understanding regarding the incentives and constraints that local governments face in the context of a federalist system. The analysis goes through theoretical and empirical analysis at the microeconomic level with specific reference to Brazil, including original and rich data on Brazilian municipalities.
Keywords
- Intergovernmental Transfers
- Corruption
- Accountability
- Decentralization. JEL classification: D72
- D78
- H41
- H70
