Essays in political economy
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In this dissertation, I study how political institutions and information shape voters' and politicians' behavior in developing countries. In particular, my dissertation aims to understand how these factors impact entry, selection and political accountability, with special attention on the implications that these hold for development outcomes. Methodologically, I use economic theory to derive clear empirical predictions and subsequently, using quasi-experimental and structural estimation methods, test the implications of the theory. In the first chapter, I investigate how local media in Brazil impact the behavior of politicians and voters by improving voters' information environment. The second chapter of my dissertation shows that money plays a critical role in determining who enters politics. Finally, the third chapter of my dissertation studies the impact of political institutions on accountability
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2020; ©2020 |
| Publication date | 2020; 2020 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Santanna Varjao, Carlos Eduardo |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Casey, Katherine Elizabeth |
| Thesis advisor | Casey, Katherine Elizabeth |
| Thesis advisor | Gentzkow, Matthew |
| Thesis advisor | Jha, Saumitra |
| Degree committee member | Gentzkow, Matthew |
| Degree committee member | Jha, Saumitra |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Graduate School of Business. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Carlos Eduardo Sant' Anna Varjão |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Graduate School of Business |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2020 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2020 by Carlos Eduardo Santanna Varjao
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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