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Favoritismo Regional en Argentina

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  • Fernando Antonio Ignacio González

    (Universidad Nacional de Misiones/CONICET)

  • Lara Sofia Cantero

    (Universidad Nacional de Misiones)

  • Pablo Ariel Szyszko

    (Universidad Nacional de Misiones)

Abstract

En este trabajo examinamos la existencia de favoritismo regional en distritos de Argentina (i.e. líderes políticos que favorecen sistemáticamente a su distrito de nacimiento). Para ello, construimos un panel anual de distritos que incluye registros de actividad económica, desigualdad y el distrito de nacimiento de cada gobernador entre 1992-2013. Las estimaciones surgen de un modelo de efectos fijos bi-direccionales.Los resultados permiten confirmar la existencia de favoritismo regional para el caso argentino: en efecto, el PBI de los distritos de nacimiento de los gobernadores se ve incrementado entre 1.1% y 1.7%, cada año, durante la vigencia de sus mandatos. Este resultado difiere entre regiones y en el tiempo. Las regiones del NEA y la Patagonia son aquellas que muestran la presencia de una mayor intensidad en el favoritismo. Además, este fenómeno se intensifica a partir de 2003. La existencia de favoritismo regional también se traduce en un significativo incremento de la desigualdad. Estos resultados son robustos frente a múltiples checks de robustez y placebos temporales y espaciales. Los hallazgos del trabajo contribuyen a orientar los esfuerzos de auditoría de la gestión pública y, en última instancia, a lograr un uso más eficiente de los recursos fiscales.

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  • Fernando Antonio Ignacio González & Lara Sofia Cantero & Pablo Ariel Szyszko, 2022. "Favoritismo Regional en Argentina," Working Papers 199, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE).
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    Keywords

    favoritismo regional; actividad económica; desigualdad; Argentina;
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    JEL classification:

    • H0 - Public Economics - - General
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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