Iyer, Lakshmi and Mani, Anandi (2007) Is there a political cycle in bureaucrat assignments? : evidence from the Indian Administrative Service.

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Abstract

We use data on bureaucrat assignments from the Indian Administrative Service
to examine whether there is a political cycle in bureaucrat assignments. We find a
significant increase in bureaucrat transfers during election years. Detailed month-level
data indicates that this is not primarily driven by the incumbents’ desire to influence
elections. We find that the increased bureaucratic turnover is much more likely to be
caused by the actions of the incoming government after elections.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Bureaucracy -- India, Civil service -- India, India -- Politics and government
Publisher:	Unpublished
Official Date:	November 2007
Dates:	Date Event November 2007 Published
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Is Part Of:	Paper to be presented at the CSWEP sponsored session on “Political Economy in Developing Countries” (AEA Meetings, January 2008).

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