Plausibly Exogenous [611] - Money and Politics (09/20/2021)
LHS Variable
Behavior of local politicians
RHS Variable
Campaign spending limits
Source of Exogenous Variation
Unexpected law change that created a sharp discontinuity in spending limits among otherwise similar municipalities
- Avis, Ferraz, Finan, and Varjao (2017), “Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Entry and Competition”