electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics … dimensions of non-cognitive ability. Second, elected politicians possess more desirable traits than nonelected candidates. Our …

database of officials who have been found guilty of corruption in China in the period 2012-21 with their personal … characteristics and the amount of embezzled funds. We use it to investigate the correlates of corruption, estimate the effects of … corruption on inequality, and find the expected increase in officials’ income due to corruption and the gain in income …

strategic decisions. Notably, the trade-off is weaker for more popular parties, allowing them to facilitate the election of …

measure connections between politicians and the universe of firms. To identify the causal effect of access to political power … election lists. Our results reveal that connections lead to reductions in firm exits, gradual increases in employment growth …

This paper studies the existence of election cycles in public procurement in the European Union for the national level … specific types of voters. We argue that the award provides politicians with a particularly appealing opportunity. It allows …

interpreted as a "credible election promise", as the budget for the project is only committed at the time of the award and not …

foundation win the 2018 Presidential election, and that its effects persisted into the next election. We show how economic power …

Many governments operate consumer debt relief programs, often timed to match the election cycle, but their political … that the program helped the incumbent candidate win that election, and that its effects persisted. Overall, we show how …