Corruption and the Voter''s Decision - Experimental Evidence From Brazil

This Element explores the conditions under which corrupt politicians are reelected, focusing on court rulings on candidate malfeasance. It shows that low-income voters are responsive to such rulings but are only slightly more responsive to candidate attributes, party labels protect a candidate from corruption, and attributes have little effect.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Electoral accountability and public opinion; 3. A Framework for analyzing candidate corruption and voting behavior; 4. Corruption and the voter's decision: evidence from a conjoint experiment; 5. Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element explores the conditions under which corrupt politicians are reelected, focusing on court rulings on candidate malfeasance. It shows that low-income voters are responsive to such rulings but are only slightly more responsive to candidate attributes, party labels protect a candidate from corruption, and attributes have little effect.

Product details

• Authors: Miguel F. P. de Figueiredo, Miguel F. P. De (University of Connect Figueiredo
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781009499767
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949976-7
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Law, Economics and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Brazil, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political corruption, Elections & referenda, Corruption in politics, government and society, Surveying, Election law, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Surveying, quantity surveying