Replication data for: Bureaucratic Minimal Squawk Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Regulatory Agencies

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Project Citation:

Leaver, Clare. Replication data for: Bureaucratic Minimal Squawk Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Regulatory Agencies. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113300V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper develops a model in which a desire to avoid criticism prompts otherwise public-spirited bureaucrats to behave inefficiently. Decisions are taken to keep interest groups quiet and to keep mistakes out of the public eye. The policy implications of this "minimal squawk" behavior are at odds with the view that agencies should be structured to minimize the threat of "capture." An empirical test using data from US State Public Utility Commissions rejects the capture hypothesis and is consistent with the squawk hypothesis: longer PUC terms of office are associated with a higher incidence of rate reviews and lower household electricity bills. (JEL D73, L51, L97, L98)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D73 Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
      L51 Economics of Regulation
      L97 Utilities: General
      L98 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy

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