Backstory: Claudio Ferraz on When Democracy Refuses to Die

<p>Santiago speaks with Claudio Ferraz about the research behind &quot;When Democracy Refuses to Die: Evaluating a Training Program for New Politicians&quot;, a paper on RenovaBR, one of the world’s largest training programs for aspiring politicians in Brazil. They discuss how to build a partnership with a large NGO while keeping the collaboration aligned with the incentives, standards, and timelines of academic research. Claudio also reflects on a question many researchers face: how to know when a paper is done, when an extension truly adds value, and when an idea belongs in a separate project instead. They close by discussing how to choose co-authors and why long-term collaborations can make research better and more sustainable. </p><p>The paper is co-authored with Ernesto Dal Bó, Frederico Finan, and Pedro Pessoa and is available at <a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w33251" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.nber.org/papers/w33251</a>.</p>