Replication Data for: Local Leaders and the Pursuit of Growth in U.S. Cities: The Role of Managerial Skill
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Do the choices of city leaders matter for local economic conditions? While existing literature focuses on how the preferences of local officials influence city policy, we argue that the managerial skill of local leaders should condition their ability to achieve their goals. We conduct an original phone survey of over 300 mayors and city managers across the U.S. to learn about their management practices. Using a two-way fixed effects design that holds fixed a rich battery of individual and city-level characteristics, we examine how changes in leadership affect economic growth, a common goal for local officials. We find that when local leaders employ the 'best practices' of organizational management, their cities grow across a range of indicators. These results are strongest for the subset of leaders who mention a growth-related goal for ' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["Cities","Local Political Economy","Public Management","Urban Politics"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Do the choices of city leaders matter for local economic conditions? While existing literature focuses on how the preferences of local officials influence city policy, we argue that the managerial skill of local leaders should condition their ability to achieve their goals. We conduct an original phone survey of over 300 mayors and city managers across the U.S. to learn about their management practices. Using a two-way fixed effects design that holds fixed a rich battery of individual and city-level characteristics, we examine how changes in leadership affect economic growth, a common goal for local officials. We find that when local leaders employ the 'best practices' of organizational management, their cities grow across a range of indicators. These results are strongest for the subset of leaders who mention a growth-related goal for ' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
Do the choices of city leaders matter for local economic conditions? While existing literature focuses on how the preferences of local officials influence city policy, we argue that the managerial skill of local leaders should condition their ability to achieve their goals. We conduct an original phone survey of over 300 mayors and city managers across the U.S. to learn about their management practices. Using a two-way fixed effects design that holds fixed a rich battery of individual and city-level characteristics, we examine how changes in leadership affect economic growth, a common goal for local officials. We find that when local leaders employ the 'best practices' of organizational management, their cities grow across a range of indicators. These results are strongest for the subset of leaders who mention a growth-related goal for 
Cities; Local Political Economy; Public Management; Urban Politics