In this paper we analyze the 2019 EP elections from the voters' perspective. It is based on a novel post … following questions: How important were the lead candidates in the election campaign? Which issues were most important for …

electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics … from local government elections in Finland with tests of cognitive and non-cognitive ability of men administered by the … dimensions of non-cognitive ability. Second, elected politicians possess more desirable traits than nonelected candidates. Our …

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

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

Many governments operate consumer debt relief programs, often timed to match the election cycle, but their political … effects are not well understood. We ask if debt relief can influence elections in democracies. Our motivating exercise is the … that the program helped the incumbent candidate win that election, and that its effects persisted. Overall, we show how …

We study consumer debt relief as a tool of distributive politics and ask if debt relief can influence elections. We … foundation win the 2018 Presidential election, and that its effects persisted into the next election. We show how economic power … can translate into political power in polities with de jure competitive elections but with de facto weak accountability. …