Seminar offered by Dondena Research Center (Fall 2026 seminar series) ----- October 12th 2026 12:45-2:00pm (UTC+1) ------ CIVICA ESR can attend ONLINE only. Zoom meetings link will be available upon registration. ------ SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: we use the introduction of a school-level accountability system in Brazil to estimate the effects of public information on school quality. Reports revealing that schools are high in the test score distribution increase the incumbent mayor’s vote share by about 2 percentage points. The revelation of low scores reduces incumbent mayor's vote share by roughly the same margin, but also causes investments in school inputs in subsequent years. These effects are larger in places with more educated voters. ----- BIO: Claudio Ferraz is a Professor of Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia and adjunct professor at the Department of Economics of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). His academic research focuses on economic development, political economy, and public economics.
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