The Local Political Economy Effects of School Construction in Indonesia

• Monica Martinez-Bravo ^[1]
  1. [1] CEMFI
• Localización: Documentos de Trabajo ( CEMFI ), Nº. 4 (CEMFI Working Paper No. 1404, July 2014 (Revised July 2016)), 2014
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A by-product of the extension of mass education is the increase in the level of education of those eligible to political offices. This can have a profound impact on the effectiveness of local governments. In this paper, I examine the effects of a large school construction program in Indonesia on local governance and public good provision. The results show that the program led to important increases in the provision of public goods. Furthermore, I provide evidence consistent with the hypothesis that that the increase in the education of the village heads was one of the main mechanisms behind these results.