Recent studies have emphasized the importance of the quality of politicians for good government and consequently … economic performance. But if the quality of leadership matters, then understanding what motivates individuals to become … better quality politicians and improve political performance using exogenous variation in the salaries' of local legislators …

student outcomes. We use data from the auditing of Brazil's local governments to construct objective measures of corruption …

student outcomes. We use data from the auditing of Brazil's local governments to construct objective measures of corruption … does matter for student achievement. -- corruption ; test scores ; local governments ; Brazil …

reports of an anti-corruption program in Brazil, to test whether the possibility of re-election affects the level of rents …