political alignment on federal transfers to municipal governments in Brazil. We find that municipalities where the mayor is …

Examining homicide across Brazil's 5562 municipalities, we find that violence nearby has a positive effect on local … northeastern Brazil, and a prominent poverty reduction program (Bolsa Familia, BF) has mixed effects. The spatial dimensions of … violence complement existing non-spatial research on violence in Brazil, and the results regarding BF offer a spatial …

make a time-consistent commitment for fiscal prudence. The author examines the cases of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and …

make a time-consistent commitment for fiscal prudence. It examines the cases of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Argentina, as …