European Patent Office; (iv) the national registry of local politicians; and (v) detailed data on local elections in Italy. We …

We demonstrate that personal connections amongst politicians have a significant impact on the voting behavior of U ….S. politicians. Networks based on alumni connections between politicians, as well as common seat locations on the chamber floor, are …

We document that following a turnover of the Party Secretary or mayor of a city in China, firms (especially private …

U.S. House of Representatives on China's Normal Trade Relations status, we formally test what information politicians …In the two decades straddling China's WTO accession, the China Shock, i.e. the rapid trade integration of China in the … the casus belli for a global trade war. Were its consequences unexpected? Did U.S. politicians have imperfect information …

We use unique survey data to study whether the introduction of local elections in China made local leaders more …

We study how environmentally-inclined politicians (EIPs), i.e., politicians with prior environment-related working … experience, affect local environmental performance in China. Firms located in cities with EIPs have lower levels of sulfur …

from China. We find strong evidence that peer effects exist and operate in a positive and nonlinear manner; reducing the …