We present a model of political selection in which voters elect a president from a set of candidates. We assume that some of the candidates are benevolent and that all voters prefer a benevolent president, i.e. a president who serves the public interest. Yet, political selection may fail in our...

AbstractThis paper analyzes the relationship between charitable giving and political candidacy. It uses comprehensive individual-level Norwegian register data, which is combined with data on the universe of candidates running for local election (2003-2019). These data include information on...