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Electoral accountability and governors´ election in Brazil, 1990-2006
(2010)
The scholarship on the accountability of local incumbents usually focuses on two main hypotheses. The first, the sub-national vote, argues that voters rely mostly on information on incumbent’s local performance. The second ...
Do political budget cycles differ in Latin American democracies?
(2010)
We test for political budget cycles in a panel of eighteen Latin American democracies from 1973 to 2008. Recent studies have argued that the pattern of deficit cycles in a large cross-section of countries is driven by the ...
Political budget cycles and democratization in Latin America, 1973-2008
(Centro de Estudos de Política e Economia do Setor Público (CEPESP), 2010)
We test for political budget cycles in a panel of eighteen Latin American democracies from 1973 to 2008. Recent studies have argued that the pattern of deficit cycles in a large cross-section of countries is driven by the ...
Migração de empresas, pessoas e preço da terra na RMSP: impactos líquidos do Rodoanel
(Centro de Estudos de Política e Economia do Setor Público (CEPESP)Laboratório de Urbanismo da Metrópole (Lume - FAU/USP), 2009-04)
A conexão entre alteração na paisagem urbana e investimento em infra-estrutura de transportes é uma preocupação recorrente quando se trata de planejamento urbano. Uma grande obra de transporte pode alterar a decisão de ...
The political economy of fiscal reform in Brazil: the rationale for the suboptimal equilibrium
(Inter-American Development Bank, 2009-03)
This project examines fiscal reforms in Brazil since the 90s, focusing on the varying reform outcomes in the area of taxation, budgeting, and fiscal federalism. While there has been an extensive reorganization of fiscal ...
Cities and social equity: inequality, territory and urban form: summary report
(Centro de Estudos de Política e Economia do Setor Público (CEPESP)London School of Economics and Political Science, 2009)
Cities and Social Equity is a report by the Urban Age research team with commissioned pieces from Ipsos MORI, United Nations Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (ILANUD), the Centre for ...
Hybrid political institutions and governability: the budgetary process in Brazil
(Journal of Politics in Latin America, 2009)
In this paper we take a close look at some of the particular pathways by which majoritarian and consensual institutions affect governability. We demonstrate that the mix of majoritarian and consensual institutions found ...
Indicadores para avaliar o comportamento parlamentar como resultante de eleições
(2009)
Este artigo propõe a utilização de três indicadores adaptados da Economia Regional a fim de caracterizar a concentração de votos em eleições proporcionais em distritos multimembros. Os índices propostos são confrontados ...
Dry law and homicides: evidence from the São Paulo metropolitan area
(2009)
We use time-series and cross-section variation in adoption of dry laws in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) to measure the impact of recreational consumption of alcohol on violent behavior. Adoption of dry laws causes ...
Las elecciones que hacen los gobernadores: los roles de los “checks and balances” y la competencia política
(Studia Politica, 2009)
States usually differ markedly in terms of public goods provision and corruption. Why are some state governments able to provide adequate health and education services, but others tend to specialize in the provision of ...
