Plausibly Exogenous [817] - Campaign Finance (04/14/2022)
LHS Variable
Electoral outcomes
RHS Variable
Campaign finance rules
Source of Exogenous Variation
Population threshold in which candidates competing in districts above 9,000 inhabitants face spending limits and are eligible for public reimbursement if they obtain more than five percent of the votes in French departmental and municipal elections
- Borberg, Pons, and Tricaud (2022), “The Impact of Campaign Finance Rules on Candidate Selection and Electoral Outcomes: Evidence from France”