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 …

electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics … dimensions of non-cognitive ability. Second, elected politicians possess more desirable traits than nonelected candidates. Our …

-ideological voters, who care about national and local policies, strongly prefer experts. We show that parties compete on good politicians … prediction. We find that politicians with higher ex-ante quality - as measured by years of schooling, previous market income, and …, the characteristics of politicians belonging to opposite parties converge to high-quality levels in close races …

voters' capacity to identify and empower well-suited politicians. In our model, candidates are heterogeneous in two … concentration of power in the hands of the election winner is optimal if and only if the conflict of interest is small. …

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

candidates by observing their pre-election behavior. Egoistic types may strategically imitate benevolent types in the pre-election … the public sector is effective. We analyze the role of institutions like investigative media and re-election and show that …

politicians' quality is positively affected by their wage and apply a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design relying on the fact …