10.17889/E110723V1
Beland, Louis-Philippe
Replication data for: Political Parties and Labor-Market Outcomes: Evidence from US States
ICPSR Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
2014
10.1257/app.20120387
10.1257/app.20120387
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This paper estimates the causal impact of the party allegiance (Republican or Democratic) of US governors on labor-market outcomes. I match gubernatorial elections with March Current Population Survey (CPS) data for income years 1977 to 2008. Using a regression discontinuity design, I find that Democratic governors cause an increase in the annual hours worked by blacks relative to whites, which leads to a reduction in the racial earnings gap between black and white workers. The results are consistent and robust to using a wide range of models, controls, and specifications. (JEL D72, J15, J22, J31, R23)