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Election systems, the "beauty premium" in politics, and the beauty of dissent
Potrafke, Niklas; Rösch, Marcus; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2020
We ask three questions. First, do election systems differ in how they translate physical attractiveness of candidates … German election system that combines first-past-the-post election with party-list proportional representation, our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213915
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Election systems, the "beauty premium" in politics, and the beauty of dissent
Potrafke, Niklas; Rösch, Marcus; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2020
We ask three questions. First, do election systems differ in how they translate physical attractiveness of candidates … German election system that combines first-past-the-post election with party-list proportional representation, our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219353
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Is there gender bias among voters? : evidence from the Chilean congressional elections
Pino, Francisco - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483696
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New electoral history of Central and Eastern European countries
Turnovec, František - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000971767
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Strategic candidacy and voting procedures
Dutta, Bhaskar; Jackson, Matthew O.; LeBreton, Michel - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001366508
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Why American elections are flawed (and how to fix them)
Norris, Pippa - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543138
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Fighting for votes : theory and evidence on the causes of electoral violence
Sterck, Olivier - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415737
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Information on the ballot, voter satisfaction and election turnout
Sajons, Christoph - 2016
unknown and party-identification cannot be used to distinguish them. This case often appears in election systems with either … experimental exit-poll of voters at local elections in two German states in 2014 in which respondents faced a hypothetical election … translates directly into a greater willingness to take part in the hypothetical election (“turnout”), especially for individuals …
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Constitutional determinants of government spending
Tabellini, Guido Enrico - 2000
This paper surveys some recent literature on fiscal policy and comparative politics. Economic policy is viewed as the outcome of a game with multiple-principals and multiple-agents. Opportunistic politicians bargain over policy. Rational voters hold them accountable through retrospective voting....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781540
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Minority groups and success in election primaries
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2018
In this paper, we focus on the effect of belonging to one or more minority groups on the probability of success in primary elections. Using a unique dataset of candidates in Israeli primaries, we find that while being a new immigrant, a woman or a Muslim decreases the chances of electoral...
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