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detect race based differential treatment in a controlled market environment. Over a 6 month period we observe all …
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Using a unique dataset of German members of parliament (MPs) this paper analyzes the politicians’ wage gap (PWG). After controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for election probabilities and campaigning costs, we find a positive income premium for MPs which is...
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data from Brazil, we track the earnings and employment of campaign workers before and after close elections spanning nearly …
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consistent with a search-matching model in which employers statistically discriminate on the basis of race when hiring unemployed …
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market using official statistics since race can only be inferred from native language. Moreover, employers may think that …
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as well as pitch location. Our analysis shows mixed results regarding the matching of umpire and pitcher race. We … conclude that evidence of own race bias is sensitive to specification and methodology. How results can differ based on … different data sets, specifications, time periods and race classifications are discussed. …
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Spatial models of political competition are typically based on two assumptions. One is that all the voters identically perceive the platforms of the candidates and agree about their score on a "valence" dimension. The second is that each voter's preferences over policies are decreasing in the...
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This paper models the distribution of pork barrel when the electoral benefit of pork does not accrue to the party in power but to the incumbent of the district where the pork was directed. The model shows that, under certain parametres, more pork goes to core support districts. To verify this...
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officials who permitted them. How voters responded to these in the 2002 parliamentary elections is investigated, using cross …
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be relatively young, with many new parties and candidates in the political scene. This means elections occur under a high … of elections as a game of incomplete information to explore how uncertainty, candidates’ motivation (policy vs. office …
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