́electoral prospects improve? We study this question with a natural experiment from the German federal state of Hesse. The … experiment is the abolishment of an explicit electoral threshold (the so called "five percent hurdle") for local elections in … elections, but local politicians from large mainstream parties had the ability to adjust municipal political institutions in …

' electoral prospects improve? We study this question with a natural experiment from the German federal State of Hesse. The … experiment is the abolishment of an explicit electoral threshold (the so called "five percent hurdle") for local elections in … elections, but local politicians from mainstream parties had the ability to adjust municipal political institutions in such as …

Members of parliament (MPs) often decide on their own salaries. Voters dislike self-serving politicians, and … politicians are keen to gratify their voters. In line with the political business cycle theories, politicians thus may well delay … increased by one percent. Politicians can increase their salaries at any point of time in the legislative period: understanding …

educational performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfare-enhancing reforms. …

educational performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfare-enhancing reforms. …

educational performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfare-enhancing reforms. …

performance information may incentivize politicians to implement welfareenhancing reforms. …