In their pursuit of being elected, politicians might not provide their constituents with independent viewpoints, but …, "candor", can be sustained as equilibria. This means that the public's trust or distrust in politicians may be self …-fulfilling prophecies. Importantly, the more informed politicians are about public opinion, the more likely it is that populist behavior can …

voters' capacity to identify and empower well-suited politicians. In our model, candidates are heterogeneous in two … concentration of power in the hands of the election winner is optimal if and only if the conflict of interest is small. …

voters' capacity to identify and empower competent politicians. In our model, candidates are privately informed about their … motivation. In particular, full concentration of power is desirable if and only if politicians are mostly welfare-oriented. The …

consisting of (60)individuals who are eligible to participate in the Jordanian election. The initial survey was also pre …

evolution of confirmation bias can lead to more pandering before the first election. Finally, we show that when confirmation …This paper considers the implications of an important cognitive bias in information processing, confirmation bias, in a … political agency setting. In the baseline two-period case where only the politician's actions are observable before the election …

rise in media bias affects the election outcome in a non-monotonic way, and reduces voter welfare by decreasing the …We develop a tractable theory to study the impact of biased media on election outcomes, voter turnout and welfare. News … elections, the former determines the election outcome, whereas the latter drives voter turnout. With a single media outlet, a …

election outcome and voter turnout. We apply our framework to study the influence of the endorser's bias and the entry of new … endorsers on the extent of electoral manipulation. With a single endorser, a rise in bias affects the election outcome in a non …-monotonic way and reduces voter welfare. Importantly and surprisingly, manipulating election outcomes becomes easier, the larger is …

Politicians differ in their ability to implement some policy. In an election, candidates make commitments regarding the …