In this survey, we investigate the general mechanisms underlying the political economy of attention and review their empirical relevance, in particular for electoral accountability. The focus is on exogenous or stimulus-driven attention that political actors try to win or divert when pursuing...

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...

This study is designed to clarify the integral component and criteria of the success of the electoral candidate and its impact on the voters' selection decision (a case study of Jordanian voters). For the purpose of identifying the most important basic components that influence voters choice...