Local Inequality and Project Choice: Theory and Evidence from Ecuador

Local Inequality and Project Choice: Theory and Evidence from Ecuador

This paper provides evidence consistent with elite capture of Social Fund investment projects in Ecuador. Exploiting a unique combination of data sets on village-level income distributions, Social Fund project administration, and province-level electoral results, we test a simple model of project ch...

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Main Authors: Araujo, M. Caridad, Ferreira, Francisco H.G., Lanjouw, Peter, Ozler, Berk
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Publicly Provided Private Goods H420
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4629

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