empirical evidence shows that bad but dedicated politicians come along with good but not fully committed politicians. There is …

politicians' rents than proportional representation. We test these predictions using micro data for the mixed-member Italian House …

empirical evidence shows that bad but dedicated politicians come along with good but not fully committed politicians. There is … committed to the parliamentary activity in many respects, like voting attendance and bills sponsorship. -- Politicians ; moral …

politicians' rents than proportional representation. We test these predictions using micro data for the mixed-member Italian House … areas and show lower absenteeism rates than their proportional colleagues. -- Electoral rule ; politicians ; targeted …

The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for an elective office and the performance of … sector, an increase in politicians' pay may change their mind. Second, if the reelection prospects of incumbents depend on … their in-office deeds, a higher wage may foster performance. We use data on all Italian municipal governments from 1993 to …

-ideological voters, who care about national and local policies, strongly prefer experts. We show that parties compete on good politicians … prediction. We find that politicians with higher ex-ante quality - as measured by years of schooling, previous market income, and …, the characteristics of politicians belonging to opposite parties converge to high-quality levels in close races …