Administrative Electricity Billing Data and Election Outcomes in Indian Constituencies
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West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Corporation Limited (WBSEDCL)
Publication Date:
2024/07/08
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Dataset Description:
This dataset contains administrative electricity billing records from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, linked with election outcomes at the constituency level. It was used by Meera Mahadevan in her 2024 American Economic Review paper to study the effect of political favoritism on electricity billing practices. By combining the data with night-time satellite imagery and close-election regression discontinuities, the author identifies significant covert bill manipulation that favors constituencies of winning party candidates and imposes large welfare losses.
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