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Electoral Proximity and the Political Involvement of Bureaucrats: A Natural Experiment in Argentina, 1904
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Abstract In this paper, I use a slightly modified version of the Becker–Stigler model of corrupt behavior to explain bureaucratic political involvement. Since bureaucrats prefer higher rewards and not to support losing candidates, we expect them to become politically involved near elections – when rewards ar... view more
In this paper, I use a slightly modified version of the Becker–Stigler model of corrupt behavior to explain bureaucratic political involvement. Since bureaucrats prefer higher rewards and not to support losing candidates, we expect them to become politically involved near elections – when rewards are expected to be higher, and information
more abundant. Taking advantage of a natural experiment, I employ differences-in-means and differences-in-differences techniques to estimate
the effect of electoral proximity on the political involvement of justices of the peace in the city of Buenos Aires in 1904. I find a large, positive, and highly local effect of electoral proximity on their political involvement, with no appreciable impact in the months before or after elections. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Argentina; political system; political elite; political power; political influence; corruption; bureaucracy; political institution; political actor; election; fraud; election campaign; election result; historical analysis
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Social History, Historical Social Research
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 69-94
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 8 (2016) 1
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed