This paper takes advantage of the exogenous phasing of direct elections in districts and applies the double-difference estimator to measure impacts on (i) human development outcomes and (ii) the pattern of public spending and revenue generation at the district level. The analysis reveals that four years after the switch to direct elections, there have been no significant effects on human development outcomes. However, the estimates of the impact of...
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INFORMACIÓN
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2014/02/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS6782
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1
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2014/02/01
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Disclosed
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Electoral accountability and local government spending in Indonesia
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direct election