We examine whether voters rewarded conservative politicians who were voting in favor of same-sex marriage. Data is … September 2017. The results show that the vote share of conservative politicians who voted in favor of same-sex marriage was … share of conservative politicians who did not vote in favor of same-sex marriage. Voters were seeking for outcomes other …

. There is also evidence in the literature to suggest that the STOCK Act was able to deter politicians from trading based on … non-public information. However, the question of whether politicians made informed trades at the market level (using non … and find that the STOCK Act adversely affected the ability of politicians’ aggregated stock trades to predict the stock …

-run and (ii) experts’ uncertainty increased after the election. Our results suggest that exceptional politicians influence …

directors as politicians in disguise. Second, we analyze how political interests can prevent directors with financial expertise …, we find that politicians in disguise destroy value in the caja and that politically motivated financial experts on the …

How does competition affect the entry and selection of politicians? I use data on U.S. Congressional primary and …