naturalizations in presidential election years and during the terms of Democratic incumbents. We then investigate the dynamics of an …

Elections create incentives for politicians to manipulate policy to improve their re-election chances, and employment … different election cycles. In the periodleading up to November each year, growth in both local and state government employment … counties that just experienced an election. Both of these findings are consistent with manipulation in government employment. I …

the legislature: the identity of the party that previously held a majority, and the probability density of the election …