in India. Despite the potentially important consequences and the widely divergent views, the implications of their … lower GDP growth per year on average. These estimated costs increase for candidates with serious accusations, multiple …

This document is the online appendix to the paper "Defector Politicians and Economic Growth: Evidence from India …

(RD) model to estimate the impact of electing political defectors to Indian state legislatures on economic growth (proxied … by night-light growth) in their electoral constituencies. I estimate that the election of a defector from the governing … party causes a 0.35-0.44 percentage point (5.5-6.9%) increase in GDP growth in their constituency. Furthermore, I find …

in India. Despite the potentially important consequences and the widely divergent views, the implications of their … lower GDP growth per year on average. These estimated costs increase for candidates with serious accusations, multiple …

This paper surveys the empirical literature on the association between growth on inequality in less developed countries …, with a particular emphasis on labor market inequality. Crosscountry studies failed to find a clear link from growth to … inequality increases with growth. The paper argues that the methodologies used in many of the empirical applications, designed to …

sustenance of growth and development. …

program, anywhere. Using a unique data set for rural India this paper addresses the question of whether households bribe …

. Using a unique data set for rural India this paper addresses the question of whether households bribe elected officials …