Corporate Dependence in Brazil's 2010 Elections for Federal Deputy

Bibliographic Data

ID6235401
AuthorsWagner Pralon Mancuso (0000-0002-2071-2270, Universidade de São Paulo), Dalson Figueiredo Filho (0000-0001-6982-2262, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), Dalson Britto Figueiredo Filho, Bruno Wilhelm Speck (0000-0001-5085-6825, Universidade de São Paulo), Lucas Silva (0000-0002-5013-6278, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), Lucas Emanuel Oliveira Silva, Enivaldo Carvalho Da Rocha (0000-0003-1717-523X, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
Year2016
Volume10
Issue3
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrazilian Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1981-3821 • E-ISSN: 1981-3821
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1981-38212016000300004
OpenAlexW2560463615
SCIELO_PIDS1981-38212016000300204
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

What is the profile of candidates whose electoral campaigns are the most dependent on corporate donations? Our main objective is to identify factors that help explaining the level of corporate dependence among them. We answer this question in relation to the 2010 elections for federal deputy in Brazil. We test five hypotheses: 01. right-wing party candidates are more dependent than their counterparts on the left; 02. government coalition candidates are more dependent than candidates from the opposition; 03. incumbents are more dependent on corporate donations than challengers; 04. businesspeople running as candidates receive more corporate donations than other candidates; and 05. male candidates are more dependent than female candidates. Methodologically, the research design combines both descriptive and multivariate statistics. We use OLS regression, cluster analysis and the Tobit model. The results show support for hypotheses 01, 03 and 04. There is no empirical support for hypothesis 05. Finally, hypothesis 02 was not only rejected, but we find evidence that candidates from the opposition receive more contributions from the corporate sector

Demographic economics · Descriptive statistics · Econometrics · Economics · Opposition (politics · Ordinary least squares · Political science · Politics · Statistics · Tobit model · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Accounting