for contesting elections, making it critical to understand the role of politicians' education in their performance. We … and less-educated politicians. We find that narrowly electing a graduate leader, as compared to a non-graduate leader, in … characteristics, such as gender or criminality. …

This paper estimates the causal impact of electing criminally accused politicians and their nature of criminality on …

for contesting elections, making it critical to understand the role of politicians' education in their performance. We … and less-educated politicians. We find that narrowly electing a graduate leader, as compared to a non-graduate leader, in … characteristics, such as gender or criminality. …