endorser's bias is nonmonotonic; i.e., ex ante, a candidate's winning probability will first increase and then decrease as the … endorser becomes more biased towards her. Voter turnout is much less responsive to the bias than predicted. We argue that …

We investigate the existence of an "electoral cycle bias" in the timing of media coverage of news with high political … corruption scandals in the Italian Regional Health Systems by two important national newspapers having opposite ideology, La … find any evidence of the existence of neither an electoral cycle, nor an ideological bias in the coverage of corruption …

We quantify the implications of voter bias and electoral competition for politicians' gender composition. Unfavorable … districts. We find empirical support for such a strategic party response to voter gender bias. Simulating our calibrated model …

We examine partisan bias in inflation expectations. Our dataset includes inflation expectations of the New York Fed … disentangle the extent to which political ideology and other individual characteristics predict inflation expectations: around 25 … based on how partisans respond to changes in the White House’s occupant (partisan bias). The results also corroborate the …

We examine partisan bias in inflation expectations. Our dataset includes inflation expectations of the New York Fed … disentangle the extent to which political ideology and other individual characteristics predict inflation expectations: around 25 … on how partisans respond to changes in the White House's occupant (partisan bias). The results also corroborate the …

We study a model in which voters choose between two candidates on the basis of both ideology and competence. While the … ideology of the candidates is commonly known, voters are imperfectly informed about competence. Voter preferences, however, are … such that it is a dominant strategy to vote according to ideology alone. When voting is compulsory, the candidate of the …