Titolo Essays in Political Economy: Evidence from Brazil Periodico Rivista italiana degli economisti Anno: 2012 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 133 - Pagina finale: 142
This essay brings a synthesize of the doctoral thesis named «Essays in Political Economy: Evidence from Brazil», which provides relevant contribution towards our understanding regarding the incentives and constraints that local governments face in the context of a federalist system. The analysis goes through theoretical and empirical analysis at the microeconomic level with specific reference to Brazil, including original and rich data on Brazilian municipalities.