We study pollution cleanup in the Ganges in Varanasi, India. Voters elect politicians and elected politicians decide … how much pollution to clean up. Between the two time periods, there is an election. Politicians are sincere or insincere …. The marginal cost of public funds ζ measures how efficiently elected politicians transform tax receipts into pollution …

(voters) elect mayors (politicians) and elected mayors determine the resources to be allocated to crime prevention. Between … the two time periods, there is an election. Politicians are either honest or dishonest. The marginal cost of public monies … increase in ψ can raise voter well-being when politicians are more likely to be dishonest …

We study pollution cleanup in the Ganges in Varanasi, India. Voters elect politicians and elected politicians decide … how much pollution to clean up. Between the two time periods, there is an election. Politicians are sincere or insincere …. The marginal cost of public funds ζ measures how efficiently elected politicians transform tax receipts into pollution …

(voters) elect mayors (politicians) and elected mayors determine the resources to be allocated to crime prevention. Between … the two time periods, there is an election. Politicians are either honest or dishonest. The marginal cost of public monies … increase in ψ can raise voter well-being when politicians are more likely to be dishonest …