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Revista E-Legis

Dossiê Sistema Polí­tico Brasileiro - CEFOR / IMPA / EPRG-UnB

V. 15 N. 37 Jan./Abr. 2022

SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND ELECTIONSFINANCE IN BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITIES

DOI
https://doi.org/10.51206/elegis.v15i37.740
Submitted
June 25, 2021
Published
2022-03-14

Abstract

Recent political economy literature suggests that high income inequality causes different social classes to increase their contributions to electoral campaigns. This study examines the impact of inequality on the costs of municipal elections in Brazil. Econometric fixed effects models estimated with panel data for Brazilian municipal elections from 2004 to 2016 confirm that more unequal municipalities tend to have more expensive elections for both mayoral and local representatives.

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