Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:  Jorge Ikawa
Author-Name-First: Jorge
Author-Name-Last: Ikawa
Author-Name:  Clarice Martins
Author-Name-First: Clarice
Author-Name-Last: Martins
Author-Name:  Pedro C. Sant’Anna
Author-Name-First: Pedro C.
Author-Name-Last: Sant’Anna
Author-Name:  Rogerio Santarrosa
Author-Name-First: Rogerio
Author-Name-Last: Santarrosa
Title: Elections that Inspire: Effects of Black Mayors on Educational Attainment
Abstract:  We study the impact of Black mayor’s election in Brazil on Black students’ educational attainment. Using a regression discontinuity design on close elections, we find that Black students from municipalities where Black candidates won are more likely to enroll in the National High School Examination, attend universities, and graduate. We find suggestive evidence that students’ aspirations play a role: secondary/tertiary education is not mayor’s primary responsibility; Black mayors do not perform better in policies that affect our outcomes; and effects are strong for Black students from both public and private schools, while weaker for White students from public schools.
Length:  68 pages
Creation-Date:  2024
Order-URL: https://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/7252
File-URL: https://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/7252
File-Format: text/html
File-Function: Full text
Number: 243
Handle: RePEc:aap:wpaper:243