Geng, Hong; Weiss, Arne Robert; Wolff, Irenaeus - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2010
campaigns: self-descriptions of personality and promises regarding prospective in-office behaviour. We find that social approval … though promises do not differ. This refutes explanations based on a taste for consistency or costs of lying. In contrast, the … fact that the correlation between dictators' promises and their beliefs on voter expectations is considerably strengthened …