Publications
Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effect of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes, with Frederico Finan. Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2008, Vol. 123, No. 2: 703–745.
Working Papers
Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance, with Frederico Finan, April 2008. [Previous version available as IZA Discussion Paper No. 3411, March 2008].
Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audit Reports of Local Governments, with Frederico Finan. NEW VERSION, June, 2008, submitted. [Previous version available as IZA Discussion Paper No. 2843, June 2007].
Electoral Politics and Bureaucratic Discretion: Evidence from Environmental Licenses and Local Elections in Brazil, December 2006.
Current Projects
Political Selection, Government Quality, and Public Goods Provision: Evidence from a Randomized Audit Program (with Frederico Finan)
Corruption, Mismanagement, and Education Performance (with Frederico Finan and Diana B. Moreira)
Legislative Organization, Separation of Powers, and Public Spending: Quasi-Experimental
Evidence from an Electoral Reform (with Frederico Finan)
The Political Economy of Conditional Cash Transfers, (with João Pedro Azevedo)
The Quality of Local Governments: Evidence from Brazil's Audit Reports, (with Frederico Finan)
Incentives to Teach: The Effects of Pay-for-Performance in Education
Electoral Accountability and Educational Quality: Evidence from the Introduction of Director Elections in Schools