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Political (self-)selection and competition : evidence from U.S. Congressional elections
Bose, Paul - 2021 - This version: October 2020
How does competition affect the entry and selection of politicians? I use data on U.S. Congressional primary and … winner of the general election. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013335975
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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections
Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019
election relative to an analogous impact for men who closely win or lose a state legislature election. We find that the effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064423
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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections
Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019
election relative to an analogous impact for men who closely win or lose a state legislature election. We find that the effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100340
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Local electoral rewards from centralized social programs : are mayors getting the credit?
Rodríguez-Chamussy, Lourdes - 2015
urban, more educated and relatively wealthier municipalities. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that politicians …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289331
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Do voters or politicians choose the outcomes of elections? : evidence from high-stakes U.S. state legislative elections
Jeong, Dahyeon; Shenoy, Ajay - 2017
the legislature: the identity of the party that previously held a majority, and the probability density of the election …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011771678
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Do Voters or Politicians Choose the Outcomes of Elections? Evidence from High Stakes U.S. State Legislative Elections
Jeong, Dahyeon - 2017
the legislature: the identity of the party that previously held a majority, and the probability density of the election …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966924
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The role of electoral incentives for policy innovation : evidence from the U.S. welfare reform
Bernecker, Andreas; Boyer, Pierre C.; Gathmann, Christina - 2018 - This version: March 19, 2018
We investigate whether the decision to experiment with novel policies is influenced by electoral incentives. Our …. We find that electoral incentives matter: governors with strong electoral support are less likely to experiment with … policies than governors with little electoral support. Yet, governors who cannot be reelected experiment more than governors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814867
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Vote Buying in the US Congress
Matter, Ulrich - 2019
We assess the influence of moneyed interests on legislative decisions. Our theory predicts that the vote outcome distribution and donation flows in a legislature feature a discontinuity at the approval threshold of bills if special interest groups are involved in vote buying. Testing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861433
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Vote Buying in the US Congress
Matter, Ulrich; Roberti, Paolo; Slotwinski, Michaela - 2019
We assess the influence of moneyed interests on legislative decisions. Our theory predicts that the vote outcome distribution and donation flows in a legislature feature a discontinuity at the approval threshold of bills if special interest groups are involved in vote buying. Testing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014102932
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Partisan bias in inflation expectations
Bachmann, Oliver; Gründler, Klaus; Potrafke, Niklas; … - 2019
We examine partisan bias in inflation expectations. Our dataset includes inflation expectations of the New York Fed … based on how partisans respond to changes in the White House’s occupant (partisan bias). The results also corroborate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113604