Election and Electoral Competition: How Do They Affect Rent Distribution?

• In Event: The Disciplined and Disciplining Choices of Politicians

Brief Overview

Do elections have disciplining effects on local elected officials? How does electoral competition impact corruption? We use original data on the universe of all state contracts in Turkey to answer these questions.

Authors

• Fatih Serkant Adiguzel, Duke University

• Mustafa Kaba, European University Institute

• Murat Koyuncu, Bogazici University