election relative to an analogous impact for men who closely win or lose a state legislature election. We find that the effect …

election relative to an analogous impact for men who closely win or lose a state legislature election. We find that the effect …

performance of their leaders. In this article, we analyse how party cues (i.e., politicians' party membership acting as a cue … towards their characteristics) affect voters' incomplete information about politicians in a federal setting. We first of all … show that party cues allow indirect inference regarding politicians using observed policy outcomes, alleviating the …

urban, more educated and relatively wealthier municipalities. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that politicians …