This document aims to analyze empirically the effectiveness of decentralization in Bolivia. Effectiveness is understood as the capacity of local administration to cover its local needs. The research measures the effect of the central government's local investment (the Bolivia Cambia program) on...

In Bogota reforms in 1991 blocked a market for buying and selling of votes. The patronage lost effectiveness, citizens developed a vote of opinion and the city demonstrated an outstanding performance in the provision of public goods and services. This story is illustrated by a new panel with...

Spanish Abstract: Este trabajo evalúa el impacto de la elección de candidatos a alcaldías de origen dinástico sobre el desarrollo económico municipal en Colombia. Para realizarlo, se utiliza un diseño de regresión discontinua nítida que permite comparar municipios donde los candidatos...

In Bogota reforms in 1991 blocked a market for buying and selling of votes. The patronage lost effectiveness, citizens developed a vote of opinion and the city demonstrated an outstanding performance in the provision of public goods and services. This story is illustrated by a new panel with...

This document aims to analyze empirically the effectiveness of decentralization in Bolivia. Effectiveness is understood as the capacity of local administration to cover its local needs. The research measures the effect of the central government's local investment (the Bolivia Cambia program) on...