We exploit exogenous variation in the timing of gubernatorial elections to study the timing of bank failure in the US …

predictable electoral cycle in the run-up to 221 elections across 58 countries from 2000 through 2014. Policies restricting … mortgages and consumer credit are systematically looser before elections, particularly during expansions in credit and house …

electoral cycle in the run-up to 221 elections across 58 countries from 2000 through 2014. Policies restricting mortgages and … consumer credit are systematically less likely to be tightened before elections during credit booms and economic expansions …

officials who permitted them. How voters responded to these in the 2002 parliamentary elections is investigated, using cross …

officials who permitted them. How voters responded to these in the 2002 parliamentary elections is investigated, using cross …

copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …

the release of information? Using Brazilian elections and audits as an exogenous source of information, I show that both … competitiveness of elections and, therefore, candidates' spending. Only information disclosed prior to electoral campaigns impacts …

drop in turnout is only transitory as mail-in votes balance the decline in in-person votes in subsequent elections. This …-in ballots. Some inattentive voters forgo voting today but turn to mail-in voting in ensuing elections. Our results are in line …

in national-level elections were crucial to their likelihood of being re-appointed for the next term. In this paper, we … on the stage of his term at which elections are held. If elections are held close to the expiration of a governor … across Russian regions in national-level elections held between 2007-2012 were substantially higher when elections were …