Does coethnicity with the President affect public infrastructure provision in South Africa? Using municipal-level data for 52 district municipalities from 1996 to 2016, we find that municipalities coethnic with the President are associated with higher water infrastructure provision relative to non-coethnic municipalities. Taking into account various political considerations, results show that ethnic favouritism occurs due to ethnic altruism. Our findings remain robust to different specifications of coethnicity thresholds and are applicable to electricity infrastructure provision. Results suggest that in order to minimise ethnic favouritism, politically independent institutions should oversee the allocation of funding and provision of infrastructure.

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公共基础设施供应和种族偏袒：来自南非的证据

与总统的同族关系会影响南非的公共基础设施供应吗？使用 1996 年至 2016 年 52 个地区自治市的市级数据，我们发现与总统同族的自治市与非同族自治市相比具有更高的供水基础设施供应。考虑到各种政治因素，结果表明，种族偏袒是由于种族利他主义而产生的。我们的研究结果对于不同的同族阈值规范仍然稳健，并且适用于电力基础设施的提供。结果表明，为了尽量减少种族偏袒，政治上独立的机构应该监督资金的分配和基础设施的提供。