This paper analyses why corruption can persist for long periods in a democracy and inquires whether this can result … from a well-informed rational choice of the citizens. By applying a citizen-candidate model of representative democracy … expenditure and, if the median voter's demand for public goods is sufficiently elastic, a tax reduction. In this case, some …

framework of democratic citizenship and (b) debates surrounding representative democracy. It consists of three parts; the first … examines the idea of representative democracy and the manner in which democratic politics may be sought to be crafted as a … representation in India along with election data to identify possible patterns, followed by a discussion of the ways in which civil …

The difficulty of holding fair elections continues to be a critical problem in many newly democratized countries. The … electoral administration system has two main functions: to disclose the nature of elections and to prevent fraud. We argue in … incentive to disclose the information on the elections and to secure the ruler's credible commitment to fair elections. We …

I study the link between ethnic diversity, democracy, and corruption. In a static model, I show that contrary to … conventional wisdom, corruption might emerge as a negative externality of democracy. This occurs through ethnicity, which appears … technology of extraction operates only at the early stage of democracy. Its impact tends to phase out as democracy matures. In …

a consumption bust followed by a recovery, policymakers may consider the timing of elections when determining the … nominal anchor for stabilization. This paper finds strong evidence that the choice of nominal anchor depends on elections …, implying the existence of political opportunism. ERBS are, on average, launched before elections while MBS are set after them. …