Outputs
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Publication - Working Paper
Building connections: Political corruption and road construction in India
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Data: Bidding for roads
Politically-driven corruption is a pervasive challenge for development, but evidence of its welfare effects are scarce. Using data from a major rural road construction programme in India we document political influence in a setting where politicians have no official role in contracting decisions. Exploiting close elections to identify the causal effect of coming to power,...
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Publication - Working Paper
Tender competitiveness and project performance in India’s PMGSY scheme