Political Spillovers of Devolution of Resource Administration to Mexican Indigenous Communities

• In Event: Corruption, Politicians and Public Perception

Brief Overview

This study analyzes Mexico’s fiscal decentralization reform, granting Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities more control of social funds. Using regression discontinuity, satellites, and surveys, we assess development and institutional impacts.

Authors

• Tesalia Elisa Rizzo Reyes, University of California, Merced

• Cesar B. Martinez Alvarez, University of California, Los Angeles