Frederico Finan

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

310 Barrows Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720

United States

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

  • University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

21

DOWNLOADS
Rank 33,385

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 33,385

in Total Papers Downloads

3,251

TOTAL CITATIONS
Rank 1,049

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 1,049

in Total Papers Citations

712

Scholarly Papers (21)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2836
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jul 2007
Claudio Ferraz and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 785 (68,220)
Citation 219

Abstract:

Loading...

corruption, political agency, transparency, information

2.

Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2843
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Jul 2007
Claudio Ferraz and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 611 (94,281)
Citation 17

Abstract:

Loading...

accountability, corruption, local governments, re-election

3.

Vote-Buying and Reciprocity

Downloads 347 (184,282)
Citation 30

Vote-Buying and Reciprocity

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2011
Frederico Finan and Laura Schechter
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 252 (256,340)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

vote-buying, reciprocity, paraguay, experiment, social preference, elections, corruption

Vote-Buying and Reciprocity

NBER Working Paper No. w17411
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2023
Frederico Finan and Laura Schechter
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 48 (863,890)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

Vote-Buying and Reciprocity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5965
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Frederico Finan and Laura Schechter
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 47 (872,400)
Citation 20

Abstract:

Loading...

redistributive politics, reciprocity, vote-buying, voting, social preferences

4.

Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance

Downloads 242 (268,334)
Citation 3

Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance

IZA Working Paper No. 3411
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 23 May 2008
Claudio Ferraz and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 191 (335,112)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

politician salary, quality, political agency

Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w14906
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2022
Claudio Ferraz and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 51 (839,464)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

5.

Information Technology and Government Decentralization: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay

Downloads 153 (408,103)

Information Technology and Government Decentralization: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2020
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan, Nicholas Li and Laura Schechter
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 127 (475,915)

Abstract:

Loading...

Decentralization, Delegation, Bureaucracy, Monitoring, Marginal Treatment Effects

Government Decentralization Under Changing State Capacity: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay

NBER Working Paper No. w24879
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan, Nicholas Li and Laura Schechter
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 26 (1,089,892)

Abstract:

Loading...

6.

Brokering Votes with Information Spread via Social Networks

Downloads 118 (501,554)

Brokering Votes with Information Spread via Social Networks

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 24 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2025
Raul Duarte, Frederico Finan, Horacio Larreguy and Laura Schechter
Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, ITAM and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 105 (551,974)

Abstract:

Loading...

vote buying, brokers, social networks

Brokering Votes with Information Spread Via Social Networks

NBER Working Paper No. w26241
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Raul Duarte, Frederico Finan, Horacio Larreguy and Laura Schechter
Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, ITAM and University of Wisconsin at Madison - Economics
Downloads 13 (1,263,216)

Abstract:

Loading...

7.

Who Becomes a Politician?

NBER Working Paper No. w23120
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan, Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Downloads 111 (525,232)
Citation 24

Abstract:

Loading...

8.

Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service

Downloads 109 (532,287)
Citation 149

Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6645
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 23 Jun 2012
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan and Martin Rossi
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of San Andres
Downloads 58 (787,530)
Citation 12

Abstract:

Loading...

state building, state capabilities, state capacity, public sector personnel, bureaucracy, public service motivation, labor markets, wages, elasticity of the labor supply, personality

Strengthening State Capabilities: The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service

NBER Working Paper No. w18156
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2023
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan and Martin Rossi
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of San Andres
Downloads 51 (839,464)
Citation 137

Abstract:

Loading...

9.

Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments

NBER Working Paper No. w14937
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 May 2009 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Claudio Ferraz and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 105 (547,286)
Citation 58

Abstract:

Loading...

10.

Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Competition and Incumbency Advantage

NBER Working Paper No. w23508
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022
Eric Avis, Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan and Carlos Eduardo Varjao
University of California, Berkeley, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Stanford University
Downloads 98 (574,440)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

11.

The Personnel Economics of the State

NBER Working Paper No. w21825
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 28 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2023
Frederico Finan, Benjamin A. Olken and Rohini Pande
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Yale University - Economic Growth Center
Downloads 89 (610,487)
Citation 61

Abstract:

Loading...

12.

Corrupting Learning: Evidence from Missing Federal Education Funds in Brazil

Downloads 86 (623,537)
Citation 21

Corrupting Learning: Evidence from Missing Federal Education Funds in Brazil

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6634
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Jun 2012
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan and Diana Moreira
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University
Downloads 48 (863,890)
Citation 17

Abstract:

Loading...

corruption, test scores, local governments, Brazil

Corrupting Learning: Evidence from Missing Federal Education Funds in Brazil

NBER Working Paper No. w18150
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2023
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan and Diana Moreira
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University
Downloads 38 (956,071)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

13.

Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance

Downloads 80 (650,644)
Citation 5

Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5382
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Alain de Janvry, Frederico Finan and Elisabeth Sadoulet
University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy
Downloads 41 (926,707)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

conditional cash transfer, electoral incentives, decentralization, impact evaluation

Local Electoral Incentives and Decentralized Program Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w16635
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2023
Alain de Janvry, Frederico Finan, Frederico S. Finan and Elisabeth Sadoulet
University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy
Downloads 39 (945,993)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

14.

Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians

NBER Working Paper No. w22443
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2023
Eric Avis, Claudio Ferraz and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 74 (679,542)
Citation 89

Abstract:

Loading...

15.

Procuring Firm Growth: The Effects of Government Purchases on Firm Dynamics

NBER Working Paper No. w21219
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan and Dimitri Szerman
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Downloads 63 (740,476)
Citation 9

Abstract:

Loading...

16.

Electoral Incentives and the Allocation of Public Funds

Downloads 62 (746,559)
Citation 3

Electoral Incentives and the Allocation of Public Funds

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9623
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Frederico Finan and Maurizio Mazzocco
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Economics
Downloads 36 (975,776)

Abstract:

Loading...

corruption, public goods, distributive politics, electoral rules, term limits

Electoral Incentives and the Allocation of Public Funds

NBER Working Paper No. w21859
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2023
Frederico Finan and Maurizio Mazzocco
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison - Department of Economics
Downloads 26 (1,090,660)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

17.

Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil

Downloads 41 (894,723)

Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil

NBER Working Paper No. w27456
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2023
Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan and Monica Martinez-Bravo
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI)
Downloads 41 (926,707)

Abstract:

Loading...

18.

Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection

Downloads 25 (1,071,150)
Citation 22

Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection

NBER Working Paper No. w24783
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2023
Ernesto Dal Bo and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 25 (1,103,213)
Citation 22

Abstract:

Loading...

Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 10, pp. 541-575, 2018
Posted: 07 Sep 2018
Ernesto Dal Bo and Frederico Finan
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

19.

Combating Political Corruption with Policy Bundles

NBER Working Paper No. w28683
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 17 May 2023
Frederico Finan and Maurizio Mazzocco
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Downloads 23 (1,095,678)

Abstract:

Loading...

20.

Reinforcing Rcts with Multiple Priors While Learning About External Validity

NBER Working Paper No. w29756
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 14 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2023
Frederico Finan and Demian Pouzo
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
Downloads 21 (1,120,683)

Abstract:

Loading...

21.

When Democracy Refuses to Die: Evaluating a Training Program for New Politicians

NBER Working Paper No. w33251
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Ernesto Dal Bo, Claudio Ferraz, Frederico Finan and Pedro Pessoa
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of British Columbia (UBC)
Downloads 8 (1,270,432)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...