We examine whether conservative politicians are less likely to support same-sex marriage when they run for office in … around 1.3 percentage points. We conjecture that politicians are election-motivated - even when submitting roll-call votes on …

We examine whether conservative politicians are less likely to support same-sex marriage when they run for office in … around 1.3 percentage points. We conjecture that politicians are election-motivated – even when submitting roll-call votes on …

We examine whether voters rewarded conservative politicians who were voting in favor of same-sex marriage. Data is … September 2017. The results show that the vote share of conservative politicians who voted in favor of same-sex marriage was … share of conservative politicians who did not vote in favor of same-sex marriage. Voters were seeking for outcomes other …

We investigate whether politicians award intergovernmental grants to core supporters. Our new dataset contains …

economic decision-making – is important in politics. We show that politicians ‘gamble for re-election’ in the context of a …

–2014). Relating tax reforms to the timing of elections, we examine electoral cycles in tax reforms. Our results show that politicians …