We examine the consequences of vote buying, assuming this practice were allowed and free of stigma. Two parties … win. If up front vote buying is permitted, and voters care directly about how they vote (as a legislator would), then the … their supporting voters. These results suggest that vote buying can lead to an inefficient party winning in equilibrium. We …

We examine the consequences of vote buying, assuming this practice were allowed and free of stigma. Two parties … win. If up front vote buying is permitted, and voters care directly about how they vote (as a legislator would), then the … their supporting voters. These results suggest that vote buying can lead to an inefficient party winning in equilibrium. We …

We study vote buying by competing interest groups in a variety of electoral and contractual settings. While increasing … effective way to fight vote buying in the presence of competition, but much less so in its absence. Regardless of competition …

We examine the consequences of lobbying and vote buying, assuming this practice were allowed and free of stigma. Two …

Vote-buying is widely used by parties in developing countries to influence the outcome of elections. We examine the … impact of vote-buying on growth. We consider a model with a poverty trap where redistribution can promote growth. We show … that vote-buying contributes to the persistence of poverty as taxed wealthy people buy votes from poor people. We then show …