(2011) Figueiredo Filho, Dalson Britto; Santos, Manoel; Silva Júnior, José Alexandre; Rocha, Enivaldo; Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
Is there campaign spending efficiency higher in poorer states? This paper estimates the effects of campaign spending
on Brazilian electoral outcomes by testing the hypothesis that candidate spending efficiency is positive correlated
with poverty levels. The model uses individual level data of the 2006 House of Representatives national elections.
The preliminary results suggest that: (1) campaign spending exerts a positive effect on votes; (2) Not elected
candidates show a pattern of higher marginal returns of each extra dollar spent in their political campaigns compared
to elected ones; (3) this pattern is consistent across states and poverty levels; (4) there is no evidence that poverty
levels are positive correlated with candidate spending efficiency.
