employees who were paid using taxpayers' money. We examine whether being involved in the scandal influenced re-election … of the 2013 state elections. We propose three explanations: (i) the Bavarian state election was a test run for the German … federal election; (ii) the state government made a quite good job of clarifying failings; (iii) in June 2013, a very heavy …

state and federal elections. We examine whether being involved in the scandal influenced re-election prospects and voter …

of politicians to hire relatives increased with the margin of the majority for the incumbent in the previous election …