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Glass houses and friends-and-neighbors voting : an exploratory analysis of the impact of political scandal on localism
Mixon, Franklin G. - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 3, pp. 1-10
The 2017 U.S. Senate Special Election in Alabama, which was decided on 12 December 2017, was one of the most … this particular election provide the heretofore unexamined impact of political scandal on localism or friends …-and-neighbors voting in political contests. Based on data from the 2017 special election in Alabama, econometric results presented here …
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Voting with your wallet? : municipal budget policy and election results
Baert, Stijn; Matthijs, Herman; Verdievel, Ilse - 2018
association between these budget variables and the actual election results. …
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Do politicians change public attitudes?
Carlsson, Magnus; Dahl, Gordon B.; Rooth, Dan-Olof - 2016
municipal election districts. To identify causal effects, we take advantage of large nonlinearities in the function which … more votes in the next election after gaining a seat, while the anti-immigrant and far left parties lose their incumbency …
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How do voters respond to information? : evidence from a randomized campaign
Kendall, Chad; Nannicini, Tommaso; Trebbi, Francesco - 2013
Rational voters update their subjective beliefs about candidates' attributes with the arrival of information, and subsequently base their votes on these beliefs. Information accrual is, however, endogenous to voters' types and difficult to identify in observational studies. In a large scale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009730833
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How Do Voters Respond to Information? Evidence from a Randomized Campaign
Kendall, Chad - 2013
Rational voters update their subjective beliefs about candidates' attributes with the arrival of information, and subsequently base their votes on these beliefs. Information accrual is, however, endogenous to voters' types and difficult to identify in observational studies. In a large scale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013083096
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Fiscal Decentralization and Voters' Choices as Control
Porto, Alberto; Porto, Natalia - 2009
This paper investigates, empirically, the voters' choices as a mechanism of control of the municipal governments in Argentina. In particular, the paper explores the question of whether voters choose to support the political party in office based on its fiscal performance while in office. After a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014071253
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Moderating political extremism : single round vs runoff elections under plurality rule
Bordignon, Massimo; Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2009
equilibrium policy is smaller, because their bargaining power is reduced compared to a single ballot election. The predictions on …
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Cycles and instability in politics : evidence from the 2009 Danish municipal elections
Munkøe, Malthe - In: Public choice 158 (2013) 3/4, pp. 383-397
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Decentralization and accountability : are voters more vigilant in local than in national elections?
Khemani, Stuti - 2001
inequality only in the year preceding the election …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524076
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Analysis of municipal election outcomes in Romania
Jula, Nicolae-Marius; Jula, Dorin - 2011
In Romania, the 2008 local elections were held based on a new electoral law. The main changes concerned the election of …
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