regression discontinuity design with millions of observations suggests that advertising's impact on elections is largely due to …

probability before the election (Maskin and Tirole's "feedback" case). In the three-period case, with two elections, the dynamic … political agency setting. In the baseline two-period case where only the politician's actions are observable before the election … evolution of confirmation bias can lead to more pandering before the first election. Finally, we show that when confirmation …

relationship between the franchise extension and the election results. We find little evidence of a connection between the two. New …, but the magnitude of this effect was small and statistically insignificant. In fact, non-voting appears particularly high …

between two potential policy outcomes of an election participate in large-scale elections when voting is costly? Using a … understanding of this form of costly punishment to help explain a puzzle of voting behavior: why do people who are indifferent … simple voting experiment, we show that many voters are willing to engage in voting as a form of punishment, even when voting …

economic inequality affects voting and other forms of political participation. This evidence is largely driven by advanced …. In line with prior theoretical expectations, we find a negative association between inequality and voting for the …

(administration) before elections. Rightist governments target leisure activities and save more on administration, whereas leftist … parliamentary) parties in national parliamentary elections diminish local electoral cycles. …