In this paper, we address empirically the trade-offs involved in choosing between bureaucrats and politicians. In order … counterparts (”politicians”). We evaluate how performance would change if the courts replaced majority rule with unanimity rule …

We quantify the implications of voter bias and electoral competition for politicians' gender composition. Unfavorable … election year, we find that female candidates obtain fewer votes in municipalities with higher gender earnings gaps. We show … districts. We find empirical support for such a strategic party response to voter gender bias. Simulating our calibrated model …

In a series of experiments with 375 participants, we investigate the impact of biased polls on election outcomes, when … voters have the opportunity to observe and learn about the bias by playing multiple voting rounds. While in control … are \textit{explicitly} informed about the bias. Our results suggest that the anchoring effects of biased polls on …

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 …

might have a gender bias. We apply the model to Spanish municipal elections, in which national law mandates that … mayors by 4.3 percentage points. Our model explains these results as mostly driven by voter bias against women. We provide … evidence that supports the mechanism of the model. In particular, we show that, when two councilors almost tied in general-election …