In 2000, as part of Tony Blairﾒs promised devolution of British government, an election was held for a newly created … and re-elected mayor. In the 2008 election, Livingstone was defeated by an equally unconventional candidate, Conservative …

uncertain prospects of re-election, find it optimal to follow relatively shortsighted fiscal policies, and that this lowers … economic growth. The model is estimated using quarterly data for Germany, the UK and the US from 1960 to 1999. Our econometric …

uncertain prospects of re-election, find it optimal to follow relatively shortsighted fiscal policies, and that this lowers … economic growth. The model is estimated using quarterly data for Germany, the UK and the US from 1960 to 1999. Our econometric …

Election Day outcome. This research note evaluates whether such "electioneering" carries over also into politicians' extra … activities over the election cycle. The safety of the politicians' seat and his/her decision to stand for re-election play an …Politicians often implement popular changes in public policies prior to elections, with the aim of improving their …

officials in sub-national governments. We first develop a model of politics with different types of politicians and show that … -- following a tax decentralization reform increasing local fiscal autonomy -- politicians with high administrative skills are … elected in rich jurisdictions while politicians with high political skills are elected in poor ones. As a result, voter …

We study how elected politicians who hold strong bargaining power due to their pivotal position in the legislative …