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Working Papers

2024

1. When Democracy Refuses to Die: Evaluating a Training Program for New Politicians
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

2. Reinforcing RCTs with Multiple Priors while Learning about External Validity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2021

3. Combating Political Corruption with Policy Bundles
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2020

4. Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2019

5. Brokering Votes With Information Spread Via Social Networks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2018

6. Government Decentralization Under Changing State Capacity: Experimental Evidence From Paraguay
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
7. Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)

2017

8. Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Competition and Incumbency Advantage
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
   Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) View citations (19)
9. Who Becomes a Politician?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (107)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Who Becomes A Politician?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2017) View citations (105) (2017)

2016

10. Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption: Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (13)
    Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2016) View citations (19)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (13)
11. Electoral Incentives and the Allocation of Public Funds
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2015

12. Procuring Firm Growth: The Effects of Government Purchases on Firm Dynamics
    Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) View citations (63)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (63)
13. The Personnel Economics of the State
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)

2014

14. Mis-allocation of Political Capital
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2012

15. Corrupting Learning: Evidence from Missing Federal Education Funds in Brazil
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (72)
    Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2009) View citations (1)
16. Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2013) View citations (325) (2013)

2011

17. Vote-Buying and Reciprocity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (8)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Vote‐Buying and Reciprocity, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2012) View citations (104) (2012)

2010

18. Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2012) View citations (41) (2012)

2009

19. Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (402) (2011)
20. Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (148)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2009) View citations (142)

2008

21. Corrupção, Má Gestão, e Desempenho Educacional: Evidências a Partir da Fiscalização dos Municípios
    Anais do XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 36th Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics] View citations (1)

2007

22. Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)
23. Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2008) View citations (563) (2008)

2005

24. Reelection Incentives and Political Corruption: Evidence from Brazilian Audit Reports
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (14)

2004

25. Can Conditional Cash Transfers Serve as Safety Nets to Keep Children at School and Out of the Labor Market?
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (5)

2002

26. MEASURING THE INCOME GENERATING POTENTIAL OF LAND IN RURAL MEXICO
    2002 Annual meeting, July 28-31, Long Beach, CA, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (1)
27. Measuring the Poverty Reduction Potential of Land in Rural Mexico
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (8)
    Also in Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2002) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Measuring the poverty reduction potential of land in rural Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (65) (2005)

1999

28. Errors in the measurement of the output gap and the design of monetary policy
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Errors in the measurement of the output gap and the design of monetary policy, Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier (2000) View citations (185) (2000)
29. Optimal control of large, forward-looking models efficient solutions and two examples
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (12)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Who Becomes A Politician?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132, (4), 1877-1914 View citations (105)
   See also Working Paper Who Becomes a Politician?, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (107) (2017)

2013

2. Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (3), 1169-1218 View citations (325)
   See also Working Paper Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (10) (2012)

2012

3. Corrupting learning
   Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (9-10), 712-726 View citations (16)
4. Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (3), 672-685 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
5. Vote‐Buying and Reciprocity
   Econometrica, 2012, 80, (2), 863-881 View citations (104)
   See also Working Paper Vote-Buying and Reciprocity, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2011

6. Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (4), 1274-1311 View citations (402)
   See also Working Paper Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (22) (2009)

2009

7. Neighborhood Peer Effects in Secondary School Enrollment Decisions
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (4), 695-716 View citations (163)

2008

8. Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (2), 703-745 View citations (563)
   See also Working Paper Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (28) (2007)

2006

9. Can conditional cash transfer programs serve as safety nets in keeping children at school and from working when exposed to shocks?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2006, 79, (2), 349-373 View citations (201)

2005

10. Measuring the poverty reduction potential of land in rural Mexico
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 77, (1), 27-51 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Measuring the Poverty Reduction Potential of Land in Rural Mexico, CUDARE Working Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

2000

11. Errors in the measurement of the output gap and the design of monetary policy
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2000, 52, (1-2), 117-141 View citations (185)
    See also Working Paper Errors in the measurement of the output gap and the design of monetary policy, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (1999) View citations (20) (1999)