the idiosyncratic timing of state and local elections, the budgetary changes before elections at two tiers of the … elections result in pre-election manipulation of the local finances of moderate size. Before both types of elections, we observe … a halt in the increase of local tax rates. By contrast, elections at the two tiers of the government affect the size of …

the idiosyncratic timing of state and local elections, the budgetary changes before elections at two tiers of the … elections result in pre-election manipulation of the local finances of moderate size. Before both types of elections, we observe … a halt in the increase of local tax rates. By contrast, elections at the two tiers of the government affect the size of …

elections in policy diffusion in settings where municipal elections are asynchronous due to historical reasons. First, we … follow neighbors' policy only during their own election timing, indicating that policy diffuses through elections. …

elections and control variables on demographics and public goods provision to construct a unique panel data set for 16 large …

-wing ?Republikaner? party and the left-wing Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in the two recent elections of the European Parliament in …

We review the efficacy of three approaches to forecasting elections: econometric models that project outcomes on the …

problem that economic outcomes also influence elections. We sidestep these problems by analyzing movements in economic …-Democrat differential was also observed for the 2000 Bush-Gore contest. Prediction market based analyses of all Presidential elections since …