Browsing FGV EPGE - Seminários de Pesquisa Econômica by Author "Ferraz, Claudio"

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Exposing corrupt politicians: the effects of Brazil's publicly released audits on electoral

Ferraz, Claudio
2007-04-12

This paper examines whether access to information enhances political accountabil- ity. Based upon the results of Brazil's recent anti-corruption program that randomly audits municipal expenditures of federally-transferred ...
Reelection incentives and political corruption : evidence from Brazil’s municipal audit reports

Ferraz, Claudio
2005-08-11

This paper uses a unique dataset of political corruption, constructed from municipal audit reports obtained from Brazil’s randomized anti-corruption program, to test whether reelection incentives affect the level of rent ...