politicians' quality is positively affected by their wage and apply a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design relying on the fact …

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 …

they cannot run for re-election. Consistent with the Law of 1/N, this tendency is less pronounced in states with many …

they cannot run for re-election. Consistent with the Law of 1/N, this tendency is less pronounced in states with many …

This paper examines the impact of cell phone access on election fraud in the context of the 2009 Afghan presidential … election. I combine cell phone coverage maps with unique data on the location of polling centers to accurately pinpoint which … centers were exposed to coverage during the election. Results from a spatial regression discontinuity design along the two …