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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2013
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IDB Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-455
Verlag: 
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC
Zusammenfassung: 
The increased occurrence of extreme weather conditions leading to drought is a key development challenge. This paper studies how these extreme events interact with the political process at the local level using rich administrative data for drought declarations and mayoral elections in Brazil. While accounting for current and historical rainfall patterns, the paper finds that that: i) municipalities led by a mayor affiliated with the President’s party are more likely to receive formal drought declarations prior to the municipal election; and ii) receiving a drought declaration reinforces the electoral advantage of incumbent mayors running for reelection. These results are robust to the inclusion of a rich set of controls for municipal attributes.
JEL: 
D72
Q54
Dokumentart: 
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