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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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Democracy on ministerial selection

Lee, Dongil - 2026

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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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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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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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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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Distributive politics and asymmetric participation

Araújo, Victor; Kerler, Philipp - 2025

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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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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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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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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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Revisiting kin and ethnic favoritism in the bribery experiment

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

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

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

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The aggregate costs of political connections

Gathen, Jonas - 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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How does political connection affect resource allocation in China

Bernard, Paul-Emile - 2025

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

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

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Nepotism and turnover intention in middle eastern family firms : examining the mediating influence of individual and organizational factors

Shatila, Khodor; Yela Aránega, Alba; Sánchez Marín, … - 2024

This study examines nepotism's direct and indirect effects on family firms, considering several critical factors mediating individual and organizational aspects. Specifically, on a sample of 387 family firms in the Middle East region, we investigate the mediating role of commitment, engagement...

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Nepotism vs. intergenerational transmission of human capital in Academia : 1088-1800

De la Croix, David; Goñi, Marc - 2024

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Nepotism vs. intergenerational transmission of human capital in academia (1088-1800)

De la Croix, David; Goñi, Marc - 2024

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Nepotism vs. intergenerational transmission of human capital in academia (1088-1800)

De la Croix, David; Goñi, Marc - 2021

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Nepotism vs. intergenerational transmission of human capital in academia (1088-1800)

De la Croix, David; Goñi, Marc - 2020

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Nepotism vs. Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in Academia (1088–1800)

De la Croix, David; Goñi, Marc - 2021

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The impact of massive protests on individual attitudes

Nupia, Oskar; Álvarez, Andrés - 2024

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Geography, development, and power : parliament leaders and local clientelism

Cruzatti, John; Bjørnskov, Christian; Sáenz de … - 2024

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How clientelism works : evidence from the Barinas special election

Rodríguez, Francisco - 2024

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A few bad apples? : criminal charges, political careers, and policy outcomes

Britto, Diogo G. C.; Daniele, Gianmarco; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2024

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A few bad apples? : criminal charges, political careers, and policy outcomes

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

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A few bad apples? : criminal charges, political careers, and policy outcomes

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

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Few bad apples? : criminal charges, political careers, and policy outcomes

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

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Unpacking rural-urban clientelist networks

Majid, Hadia; Shami, Mahvish - 2024

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Why do community members support clientelistic deals? : How collective voting decisions are taken in Uru Indigenous communities, Bolivia

Hirseland, Aline-Sophia - 2024

This article explores the practice of "instructed voting" prevalent among rural Indigenous communities in Bolivia, referring to the taking of collective electoral decisions. It adds to the debate on clientelistic bloc voting by revealing voters' motives for participating in clientelistic deals,...

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Speed of payment in procurement contracts : the role of political connections

Dahis, Ricardo; Ricca, Bernardo; Scot, Thiago - 2024

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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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Exploring the impact of political patronage networks on financial stability : Lebanon's 2019 economic crisis

Abou Ltaif, Samar; Mihai-Yiannaki, Simona - 2024

Amid Lebanon's multifaceted economic crisis, this paper explores the intricate dynamics between political patronage networks and financial stability. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of New Institutional Economics (NIE) and Project Management (PM), the study delves into how entrenched...

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Intellectual capital, political connection, and firm performance : exploring from Indonesia

Cahyono, Suham; Ardianto, Ardianto - 2024

The relationship between intellectual capital and firm performance represents a critical facet of corporate governance, warranting comprehensive investigation. By analyzing data from 1151 non-financial firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange over the period from 2018 to 2022, the authors...

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