Search Results - subject_exact:"Patronage"

Regional favoritism : new data, larger sample, same pattern

Düben, Christian; Hodler, Roland; Raschky, Paul A. - 2026

Hodler and Raschky (2014) provide evidence for regional favoritism by documenting that subnational regions have more intense nighttime lights when they are the birth region of the country's current political leader than at other times. In this paper, we test the robustness of their findings...

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Regional favoritism : new data, larger sample, same pattern

Düben, Christian; Hodler, Roland; Raschky, Paul A. - 2026

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Meritocracy or patronage? : political foundations of China's economic transition

Su, Fubing; Ran, Tao - 2024

This study interrogates the theoretical and empirical validities of two dominant theories about Chinese state in the post-Mao period. The authors argue that the meritocratic view has under-theorized the innate contradiction between officials' personal competence and political loyalty. In order...

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Democracy on ministerial selection

Lee, Dongil - 2026

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Votes for work? : job patronage and electoral mobilization in Albania

Uberti, Luca J.; Imami, Drini; Mendola, Mariapia - 2026

We study the impact of an election campaign on the labor market outcomes of incumbent party supporters. Using unique data on voters' political preferences during a pre-election period in Albania and a DiD design that compares the evolution of outcomes among close neighbours, we show that...

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Votes for work? : job patronage and electoral mobilization in Albania

Uberti, Luca J.; Imami, Drini; Mendola, Mariapia - 2025

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The economic returns of firms' political connections

Melo, Lucas Braga de; Pinho Neto, Valdemar Rodrigues de - 2026

This paper analyzes the economic returns to political connections in Brazilian local elections, focusing not only on traditional campaign donations but also on two novel channels: firms that provide goods or services to candidates during campaigns and firms' owners affiliated with parties within...

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Nepotism and labor-market spillovers within the firm

Jenni, Alexandre - 2026

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Colombia's missing fiscal pact : the political and cultural foundations of weak taxation

Fergusson, Leopoldo - 2026

This paper argues that Colombia's taxation problems reflect a deeper political economy equilibrium shaped by extractive institutions, extreme inequality, and cultural norms that favor individual solutions over collective ones. Historical legacies produced a weak and often distrusted state, which...

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Colombia's missing fiscal pact: the political and cultural foundations of weak taxation

Fergusson, Leopoldo - 2025

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Clientelism, institutions and sovereign default

Azzimonti, Marina; Mitra, Nirvana - 2026 - This version: March 2026

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Does access mean success? : political connections and influence

Logeart, Rosanne - 2026

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The strength to share : adopting durable elite patronage

Theocharopoulos, Konstantinos - 2026

A common expectation is that weak incumbents are the ones most willing to rely on patronage, trading state resources for the support of elites, since that support can help them survive electoral competition. We show that this intuition changes once patronage is durable, developing an...

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Clientelism : How It Works, Why It Persists and How to Break It

Graham, Jimmy; Larreguy, Horacio; Querubín Borrero, Pablo - 2026

This chapter surveys the economics and political science literature on clientelism. We define clientelism as the exchange of votes or electoral participation for targeted material benefits and argue that it undermines electoral accountability, fostering rent-seeking and the underprovision of...

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Campaign connections

Bazzi, Samuel; Labanca, Claudio - 2023

This paper explores the labor market returns to working on a victorious political campaign. Using unique administrative data from Brazil, we track the earnings and employment of campaign workers before and after close elections spanning nearly 20 years. We identify sizable returns to working for...

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Campaign connections

Bazzi, Samuel; Labanca, Claudio - 2023

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Policy advisory systems and crisis governance : the advisory committee architecture within different politicization settings

Staroňová, Katarína; Connaughton, Bernadette; Hudec, … - 2026

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Beyond aid: A new vision for the UN development function

Browne, Stephen; Matthys, Frederik; Palm, Detlef; … - 2025

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When power corrupts : state capture and accountability challenges in Zambia

Phiri, Joseph - 2026

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Beyond aid : a new vision for the UN development function

Browne, Stephen; Matthys, Frederik; Palm, Detlef; … - 2025

This discussion paper advances a new vision for the United Nations (UN)’s development function at a moment when the organisation is facing profound pressures and persistent scepticism about its relevance. Although a consensus exists that reform is overdue, past initiatives have been too...

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Political patronage and the labour market experience of high-skilled workers : mixed methods evidence from Sierra Leone

Harris, Jamelia - 2025

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Subscription’s entanglements

Shapiro, Aaron - 2026

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Cultural funding and financing : a guide to new and traditional models in arts and culture

2026

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Direct government contribution to culture: legitimacy, financial mechanisms and level of spending compared internationally -- Chapter 3: Funding the Arts and Culture Through Tax Incentives -- Chapter 4: Philanthropic fundraising and sponsorship: the arts...

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Distributive politics and asymmetric participation

Araújo, Victor; Kerler, Philipp - 2025

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Bribery as a third path to power? : political selection in China beyond performance and patronage

Zhu, Jiangnan - 2026

While bribery has been extensively studied, the dynamics of personnel corruption in the public sector, often known as 'buying and selling of government offices,' remain underexplored. This form of corruption involves leaders' accepting or soliciting bribes from subordinates to influence...

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A social network analysis of political networks and democracy in Thailand

Torplus Yomnak; Taya Kitiyakara; Thanee Chaiwat; Siwat … - 2025

Personal relationships have historically been a significant influence in Thai culture, extending into national politics. Ties between members of the Senate and the House of Representatives through various networks are good examples of this observation. Academic research has suggested that such...

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Crony capitalism, populism, and democracy

Quintas, André; Boettke, Peter J. - 2026

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Revisiting kin and ethnic favoritism in the bribery experiment

Akbari, Mahsa; Bahrami-Rad, Duman; Kimbrough, Erik O. - 2025

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Persistence and strengths of informal networks : clientelism in the post-Soviet Union

Horak, Sven; Bader, Verena - 2023

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Nepotism in IPOs : consequences for issuers and investors

Degeorge, François; Pratobevera, Giuseppe - 2025

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Nepotism in IPOs : consequences for issuers and investors

Degeorge, François; Pratobevera, Giuseppe - 2020

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The aggregate costs of political connections

Gathen, Jonas - 2025

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Reversing the political resource curse : accountability and regional favoritism under capital windfalls

Argentieri Mariani, Lucas; Longhi, Mattia; Marchesi, Silvia - 2025

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Business deserts politics under weak institutions : evidence from Russia, 2003-2010

Grigoriev, Ivan; Zhirkov, Kirill - 2025

Businesspeople are expected to invest in political connections when the institutions are weak. Using an original dataset from Russia in 2003-2010, we document changes in political connections of the richest businesspeople and show that within the institutional environment of a fledgling...

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How does political connection affect resource allocation in China

Bernard, Paul-Emile - 2025

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The price of poverty : inequality and the strategic use of clientelism in divided democracies

Cendales, Andrés; Guerrero Sierra, Hugo Fernando; … - 2025

This article investigates the political cost of poverty in democracies marked by deep social divisions. We develop a probabilistic voting model that incorporates clientelism as a strategic tool employed by elite political parties to secure electoral support from non-elite voters. Unlike models...

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Where and why do politicians send pork? : evidence from central government transfers to French municipalities

Fabre, Brice; Sangnier, Marc - 2025

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Where and why do politicians send pork? : evidence from central government transfers to French municipalities

Fabre, Brice; Sangnier, Marc - 2024

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Where and why do politicians send pork? : evidence from central government transfers to French municipalities

Fabre, Brice; Sangnier, Marc - 2024

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Pious people, patronage jobs, and the labor market : Turkey under Erdoğan's AKP

Oyvat, Cem; Tekgüç, Hasan; Yagci, Alper H. - 2025

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The transition to direct mayoral elections in clientelistic environments : causal public spending and service delivery effects

Lewis, Blane D.; Dong, Sarah Xue - 2025

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A dynamic theory on clientelism and bureaucratic development

Mizuno, Nobuhiro; Okazawa, Ryosuke - 2025

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Institutional ambiguity and political control : the logic of para-bureaucratic clientelism in public service delivery

Chathayam, Vipin Kumar; Bathini, Dharma Raju - 2025

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Long-term sustainability of family firms : the role of nepotism

Marciánová, Pavla; Pirožek, Petr; Kallmünzer, Andreas - 2025

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Corruption as a gendered barrier : informal institutions and the limits of democratization in North Macedonia

Muratovska, Milka; Kubbe, Ina; Merkle, Ortrun - 2025

This article examines how corruption operates as a gendered informal institution that restricts women’s substantive political empowerment in post-socialist democracies. Focusing on North Macedonia, we argue that clientelism and male-dominated party networks function as gatekeeping mechanisms...

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Politically connected cities : Italy 1951-1991

Barone, Guglielmo; De Blasio, Guido; Gentili, Elena - 2025

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Politically connected cities : Italy 1951-1991

Barone, Guglielmo; De Blasio, Guido; Gentili, Elena - 2022 - New version

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Politically connected cities : Italy 1951-1991

Barone, Guglielmo; De Blasio, Guido; Gentili, Elena - 2021

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Politically connected cities : Italy 1951-1991

Barone, Guglielmo; De Blasio, Guido; Gentili, Elena - 2022

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Politically Connected Cities : Italy 1951-1991

Barone, Guglielmo; De Blasio, Guido; Gentili, Elena - 2022

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Politically Connected Cities : Italy 1951–1991

Barone, Guglielmo; De Blasio, Guido; Gentili, Elena - 2021

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Multi-purpose populist policymaking in practice: the Polish academic evaluation reform

Piotrowska, Barbara Maria; Szkurłat, Izabela; … - 2025

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A Few Bad Apples? Criminal Charges, Political Careers, and Policy Outcomes

Britto, Diogo; Daniele, Gianmarco; Le Moglie, Marco; … - 2024

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Can donors prevent aid misallocations? : evidence from Chinese and World Bank aid

André, Pierre; Maarek, Paul; Tapo, Fatoumata - 2025

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A Few Bad Apples? Criminal Charges, Political Careers, and Policy Outcomes

Britto, Diogo G. C.; Daniele, Gianmarco; Moglie, Marco Le; … - 2024

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Invisible handcuffs : nepotism culture and SMEs' innovation

Xie, Wenyu; Yin, Weijun; Tu, Dorothy - 2025

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Online appendix for: How do voters respond to welfare vis-à-vis public good programs? : an empirical test for clientelism

Bardhan, Pranab K.; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; … - 2024 - Revised April 2024

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Urban entrepreneurs as global rentiers : real estate clientelism and hegemony in Belgium and Spain

Ward, Callum; Zacarés, Javier Moreno - 2025

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Birds of a feather flock together : organizational nepotism and cronyism in Nordic banks

Unnar Theodorsson; Thorhallur Gudlaugsson; Svala … - 2025

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How do voters respond to welfare vis-à-vis public good programs? : theory and evidence of political clientelism

Bardhan, Pranab K.; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; … - 2024

Using rural household survey data from West Bengal, we find that voters respond positively to excludable government welfare benefits but not to local public good programs, while reporting having benefited from both. Consistent with these voting patterns, shocks to electoral competition induced...

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It Takes a Village Election : Turnover and Performance in Local Bureaucracies

Bazzi, Samuel; Hilmy, Masyhur; Marx, Benjamin M.; … - 2025

In many countries, local governments struggle with inefficiency and corruption, often perpetuated by entrenched elites. This paper explores how leadership changes affect local bureaucratic performance. Combining personnel and citizen surveys with a regression discontinuity design in a large...

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It takes a village election : turnover and performance in local bureaucracies

Bazzi, Samuel; Hilmy, Masyhur; Marx, Benjamin M.; … - 2025

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An anthropological perspective on contextualizing entrepreneurship

Verver, Michiel; Koning, Juliette - 2024

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