plausibly exogenous variation in the allocation mechanism of federal funds at the municipality level in Brazil to estimate the …

This paper examines the effects of campaign spending limits on political competition and incumbency advantage. We study … a reform in Brazil that imposed limits on campaign spending for mayoral elections. These limits were implemented with a … discontinuous kink which we exploit for causal identification. We find that stricter limits increase political competition by …

This paper examines the effects of campaign spending limits on political competition and incumbency advantage. We study … a reform in Brazil that imposed limits on campaign spending for mayoral elections. These limits were implemented with a … discontinuous kink which we exploit for causal identification. We find that stricter limits increase political competition by …

This paper examines the effects of campaign spending limits on political competition and incumbency advantage. We study … a reform in Brazil that imposed limits on campaign spending for mayoral elections. These limits were implemented with a … discontinuous kink which we exploit for causal identification. We find that stricter limits increase political competition by …

This paper discusses the relation between trade and competition, revising the literature and using indicators, build … domestic competition is explained by concentration indices, such as CR4 and HHI, which show positive correlation with profit … evaluating trade and competition policies in the context of the Brazilian economy. …