into electoral success? Second, do political parties strategically exploit the "beauty premium" when deciding on which … candidates to nominate, and, third, do elected MPs use their beauty premium to reap some independence from their party? Using the … show that plurality elections provide more scope for translating physical attractiveness into electoral success than …

The beauty premium in politics shows that attractive politicians are more likely to get elected to office than less … attractive politicians, but little is known about whether beauty also shapes the behavior of members of parliament (MPs) once in … the period 2009-2017 to examine the link between beauty and parliamentary work. Our results show that attractive MPs are …

data from Brazil, we track the earnings and employment of campaign workers before and after close elections spanning nearly …

firm owners are optimistic regarding their expected business development before state elections. After state elections … optimistic prior to state elections because politicians promised individual policies to gratify the firms’ needs during election … times. Firms might be disappointed after elections as the promises made during election campaigns by politicians turn out to …

than in other years, indicating that perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. The effect is … especially pronounced before early elections (1.0 points) compared to regular elections (0.4 points). Future research needs to … investigate why perceived corruption in the public sector increased before elections. …

is not mirrored in national elections, indicating that voters do not extend their frustration to a higher level. The … decline in voter turnout in state elections is rather short-living. This suggests that while voters may initially react to …