Replication Data for: How Budget Tradeoffs Undermine Electoral Incentives to Build Public Housing (doi:10.7910/DVN/GTEBJA)

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Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: How Budget Tradeoffs Undermine Electoral Incentives to Build Public Housing

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/GTEBJA

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Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2024-11-18

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1

Bibliographic Citation:

Hilbig, Hanno; Wiedemann, Andreas, 2024, "Replication Data for: How Budget Tradeoffs Undermine Electoral Incentives to Build Public Housing", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GTEBJA, Harvard Dataverse, V1

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: How Budget Tradeoffs Undermine Electoral Incentives to Build Public Housing

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/GTEBJA

Authoring Entity:

Hilbig, Hanno (UC Davis)

Wiedemann, Andreas (Princeton University)

Producer:

Hanno Hilbig

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Hanno Hilbig

Depositor:

Hilbig, Hanno

Date of Deposit:

2024-06-04

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GTEBJA

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, public housing, local politics, housing policy, retrospective voting

Abstract:

Housing shortages and rising rents have increased demands for affordable housing. In this paper, we examine whether electoral constraints can undermine local politicians' incentives to build public housing. Empirically, we draw on the full-count census of all housing built in Germany, data on 19,685 local elections between 1989 and 2011, and an original survey. Using a difference-in-differences design, we demonstrate that incumbents are not rewarded, but rather experience moderate electoral losses after constructing new public housing. We then show that these losses are not primarily driven by homeowner opposition or native-foreigner competition. Instead, electoral punishment is largest in economically disadvantaged municipalities with relatively affordable housing, as voters prioritize spending in other local policy areas that are crowded out by public housing. Survey evidence demonstrates that electoral constraints emerge when voters' short-term spending preferences conflict with municipalities' long-term goals to provide affordable housing.

Notes:

This dataset underwent an independent verification process, complying with the AJPS Verification Policy updated June 2023, which replicated the tables and figures in the primary article. For the supplementary materials, verification was performed solely for the successful execution of the code. The verification process was carried out by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences at Cornell University. <br></br> The associated article has been awarded the Open Materials Badge. Learn more about the Open Practice Badges from the <a href="https://www.cos.io/">Center for Open Science</a>. <br></br> <img src="https://socialsciences.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2024-04/materials_large_color.png" alt="Open Materials Badge " width="60" height="60"> <br></br> Open Materials Badge

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Sources:

Bundesagentur für Arbeit. Statistical Services. Nürnberg, Germany. https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/DE/Navigation/Statistiken/ <br></br> Empirica Regio GmbH. https://www.empirica-regio.de/ <br></br> Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Stephan Heblich, Tobias Seidel, Micro-geographic property price and rent indices, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 98, 2023 <br></br> International Social Survey Programme. ISSP 2016 - Role of Government V. Archive-Study-No. ZA6900 Version 2.0.0, doi: 10.4232/1.13052. GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences." <br></br> Real Capital Analytics. <br></br> Regionalstatistik. Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder. https://www.regionalstatistik.de/genesis/online/ <br></br> RWI-GEO-GRID: Socio-Economic Data on grid level. Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research, Essen, Germany. Scientific Use File (wave 13). DOI: 10.7807/microm:suf:v13 <br></br> Wegweiser Kommune. Bertelsmann Stiftung. https://www.wegweiser-kommune.de/ <br></br> Zensus 2011 - Gebäude und Wohnungen; Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder. https://www.forschungsdatenzentrum.de/de/haushalte/zensus-2011

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The <i>American Journal of Political Science</i> and the Cornell Center for Social Sciences are not responsible for the accuracy or quality of data uploaded within the <i>AJPS</i> Dataverse, for the use of those data, or for interpretations or conclusions based on their use.

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