Data and Code for: Custom Elections and Local Policies: The Case of Canada's First Nations
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Fernando Aragon, Simon Fraser University; Anke Kessler, Simon Fraser University
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Project Citation:
Aragon, Fernando, and Kessler, Anke. Data and Code for: Custom Elections and Local Policies: The Case of Canada’s First Nations. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-05-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E137961V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We examine the effect of community-designed electoral codes on Canadian First Nation communities. Adopting a custom code for local elections allows for changes such as increasing term duration, creating appeal and supervisory bodies, and incorporating traditional governance elements. To reduce biases due to selective opt-in, we exploit the timing of the electoral reform and a rich set of controls. We find that bands using the custom system pay lower remunerations to their chiefs, spend more on education and training and less on band development, and have better waste-water services. These results are consistent with increased accountability and less short-termism.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
P16 Capitalist Systems: Political Economy
O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
P16 Capitalist Systems: Political Economy
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