An important question in representative democracies is how to ensure that politicians behave in the best interest of … regulate the actions of politicians is their pay structure. In this paper, we provide fresh insights into the impact of …

according to the 1995 election law. We show that in the second and third weeks after the 2020 elections (held on October 9 …

We examine whether employment discrimination increased after the 2016 presidential election in the United States. We … ethnicity (Somali American, African American, and white American). Prior to the 2016 election, employers contacted Somali … American applicants slightly less than white applicants but more than African American applicants. After the election, the …

What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we … states, and in states that Trump won in 2016. A simple counterfactual analysis suggests that Trump would likely have won re-election …

What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we … counterfactual analysis suggests that Trump would likely have won re-election if COVID-19 cases had been 5 percent lower. Our paper …

A Marriage Bar is the requirement that women working in certain jobs must leave that job when they marry. In the … required women to resign at marriage were introduced in several countries around the world, including Australia, Canada …. The third is to investigate the potential impacts of the Marriage Bar on women's behavior with respect to employment …

the labor division between women and men and show that shocks may disrupt long-standing gender roles. The results are …