announcements that are made during the pre-election periods, thereby leading to a lower likelihood of “tax news shocks”. We also …

suggest that social norms can change rapidly as a result of election outcomes. We explore this conjecture using a controlled … situations in which no rule has been elected. In the absence of an election, sharing is widely considered socially appropriate … appropriate. This power prevails, albeit in weaker form, even if the election is subject to controversial practices such as vote …

compete in a binary election and may purchase votes in a sequential bidding game via up-front binding payments and/or campaign … promises (platforms) that are contingent upon the outcome of the elec-tion. We analyze the role of the parties.and voters …