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

We ask three questions. First, do election systems differ in how they translate physical attractiveness of candidates … German election system that combines first-past-the-post election with party-list proportional representation, our results …

We ask three questions. First, do election systems differ in how they translate physical attractiveness of candidates … German election system that combines first-past-the-post election with party-list proportional representation, our results …

second ballot of the 2016 presidential election in Austria. The ballot needed to be repeated because postal votes were … comparing election outcomes from the regular and the repeated round. The results do not show that voter turnout and postal … districts blamed the federal constitutional court for ordering a second election, but did not seem to blame local authorities. …

comparable across countries and over time. The results show that the reversed CPI was about 0.4 points higher in election years …

. The results show that the reversed CPI was about 0.4 points higher in election years than in other years, indicating that …

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 …

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

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