elections, but local politicians from large mainstream parties had the ability to adjust municipal political institutions in …

elections, but local politicians from mainstream parties had the ability to adjust municipal political institutions in such as …

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 …

Are beautiful politicians more likely to be elected? To test this, we use evidence from Australia, a country in which … party fixed effects, dropping well-known politicians, using a non-Australian beauty rater, omitting candidates of non …. Consistent with the theory that returns to beauty reflect discrimination, we find suggestive evidence that beauty matters more in …