Punishing mayors who fail the test: How do voters respond to information about educational outcomes?
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JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
- I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
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