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

office. Based on a sample of 356 inexperienced and experienced local politicians in West Bengal, India, we combine survey … in the attitudes of inexperienced politicians, a lower faith in political institutions and a greater distaste for … corruption can be seen among experienced politicians, particularly women. However, this seeming hardening in attitudes among …

resolving preference conflicts across individuals, politicians place substantially more importance on least-favored than on most …" which insists that choices merit intervention only if the lure of immediacy may bias intertemporal choice. Politicians' and …

-checking company. Our results show that politicians are responsive to negative fact-checking. Specifically, we observe a significative … reduction in the number of incorrect statements made by politicians after being treated. This effect persists for at least two … months. We also observe a reduction in the probability of politicians making verifiable statements, suggesting that fact …

educational performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfare-enhancing reforms. …