predictions using data on Italian municipal elections over the 2009-2019 period and focusing on the electoral outcomes of the Five …

that governments release overly optimistic GDP growth forecasts ahead of elections to increase the reelection probability …

We compare single ballot vs dual ballot elections under plurality rule, assuming sincere voting and allowing for partly … equilibrium policy is smaller, because their bargaining power is reduced compared to a single ballot election. The predictions on … the number of parties and on policy volatility are consistent with data on municipal elections in Italy, where cities with …

elections). (2) The mayor partisan identity does not affect federal or European election outcomes within the same municipality … interested in: (1) Does the partisan identity of the mayor influence the voter's decision in the subsequent town council election …?; (2) Does this partisan identity influence the vote in ensuing higher level elections?; and (3) Do voters condition their …

I examine whether elections influence perceived corruption in the public sector. Perceived corruption in the public …. The results show that the reversed CPI was about 0.4 points higher in election years than in other years, indicating that … perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is especially pronounced before early elections …

elections, we show that when time constraints are binding, bicameralism might lead to a decline in the legislator's bargaining …

expected net benefit from doing so. If this instrumental motive is relevant, then turnout should be higher in elections where …' financial flexibility to provide pork for their voters. By utilizing simultaneous elections for different offices, we identify a … positive effect of election stakes on turnout. …

threshold. Thus, the median voters' ideal policy may not obtain in contested elections if policy control is imperfect, even when …

international peace and security. Members vote on issues of global importance and consequently receive perks - election to the UNSC … candidates while the latter ratifies them. Using an original multiple discrete choice model to analyze a dataset of 180 elections … from 1970 to 2005, we find that UNSC election appears to derive from a compromise between the demands of populous countries …