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Incumbent performance and electoral control

John Ferejohn · Public Choice 50(1–3), 5–25 · 1986

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Type: Article
Author: John Ferejohn
Identifier: DOI 10.1007/BF00124924
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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EstablishedExploiting the random selection of Brazilian municipalities for federal audits from 2003, Ferraz and Finan compared municipalities audited before and after the 2004 elections with the same reported corruption and found that releasing the findings hurt corrupt incumbents' electoral performance, especially where local radio was present.