Browsing by Author "Pereira, Carlos"
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Political institutions as substitute for democracy: a political economy analysis of economic growth
2009-09-03This manuscript empirically assesses the effects of political institutions on economic growth. It analyzes how political institutions affect economic growth in different stages of democratization and economic development ... -
Pork is policy: Dissipative inclusion at the local level
2018The article investigates the impact of local policies on human development indicators in Brazilian municipalities. This is an attempt to investigate the role of the legislative branch in reducing inequality and poverty ... -
Reelecting corrupt incumbents in exchange for public goods: rouba mas faz in Brazil
2015This article addresses the paradox of unpopular corruption and popular corrupt politicians. It explores why corrupt politicians are reelected, paying particular attention to incumbent provision of public goods and voter ... -
Should voters be afraid of hard budget constraint legislation? Fiscal responsibility law in Brazilian municipalities
2010-06-29This manuscript demonstrates that voters have nothing to be afraid of when new hard budget constraint legislation is implemented. Our claim is that this kind of legislation reduces the asymmetry of information between ... -
Sunshine or shield? Secret voting procedures and legislative accountability
2014How does the use of a secret vote affect the likelihood that legislators will punish their peers? Two contending arguments exist in the literature: some argue that secret voting may be prejudicial, while others argue that ... -
Too difficult to manage, too big to ignore: party choice in multiparty presidential systems
2015In consensual (proportional) highly fragmented multiparty settings, political parties have two historical choices to make or pathways to follow: i) playing a majoritarian role by offering credible candidates to the head ... -
Watchdogs in our midst: how presidents monitor coalitions in Brazil's multiparty presidential regime
2017-11When delegating governing tasks to a coalition partner, the president would like to give a minister ample administrative powers to be able to effectively accomplish the political mission. Due to information asymmetries, ... -
Why do some governments resort to 'creative accounting' but not others? Fiscal governance in the Brazilian federation
2014-11This paper investigates the determinants of compliance with fiscal rules. Using information from 27 Brazilian state governments, the paper shows that the level of political competition and the degree of political autonomy ...
