Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904
In this paper, I use a slightly modified version of the Becker–Stigler model of corrupt behavior to explain bureaucratic political involvement. Since bureaucrats prefer higher rewards and not to support losing candidates, we expect them to become politically involved near elections – when reward...
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| description | In this paper, I use a slightly modified version of the Becker–Stigler model of corrupt behavior to explain bureaucratic political involvement. Since bureaucrats prefer higher rewards and not to support losing candidates, we expect them to become politically involved near elections – when rewards are expected to be higher, and information more abundant. Taking advantage of a natural experiment, I employ differences-in-means and differences-in-differences techniques to esti-mate the effect of electoral proximity on the political involvement of justices of the peace in the city of Buenos Aires in 1904. I find a large, positive, and highly local effect of electoral proximity on their political involvement, with no appreciable impact in the months before or after elections. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e5d7b51b7ec43689636a84839a56f052022-12-21T23:58:26ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Politics in Latin America1868-48902016-01-01816994Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904ValentÃn Figueroa0Universidad Torcuato Di Tella / IIGGIn this paper, I use a slightly modified version of the Becker–Stigler model of corrupt behavior to explain bureaucratic political involvement. Since bureaucrats prefer higher rewards and not to support losing candidates, we expect them to become politically involved near elections – when rewards are expected to be higher, and information more abundant. Taking advantage of a natural experiment, I employ differences-in-means and differences-in-differences techniques to esti-mate the effect of electoral proximity on the political involvement of justices of the peace in the city of Buenos Aires in 1904. I find a large, positive, and highly local effect of electoral proximity on their political involvement, with no appreciable impact in the months before or after elections.http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jpla/article/view/940Political ScienceLatin American PoliticsArgentinabureaucracyelectoral fraud300320322324Argentina1904 |
| spellingShingle | ValentÃn Figueroa Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904 Journal of Politics in Latin America Political Science Latin American Politics Argentina bureaucracy electoral fraud 300 320 322 324 Argentina 1904 |
| title | Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904 |
| title_full | Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904 |
| title_fullStr | Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904 |
| title_short | Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904 |
| title_sort | electoral proximity and the political involvement of bureaucrats a natural experiment in argentina 1904 |
| topic | Political Science Latin American Politics Argentina bureaucracy electoral fraud 300 320 322 324 Argentina 1904 |
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