behaviour of political elites. If politicians care primarily about private benefits, the equilibrium policy outcome under a …

key marginal districts. This leads to less public goods, less rents for politicians, more redistribution and larger … parliamentary--regimes increase competition between both politicians and voters. This leads to less public goods, less rents for … politicians, less redistribution, and smaller government. We confront these predictions with cross-country data from around 1990 …

some key marginal districts. This leads to less public goods, less rents for politicians, more redistribution and larger … parliamentary -- regimes increase competition between both politicians and voters. This leads to less public goods, less rents for … politicians redistribution, and smaller government. We confront these predictions with cross-country data from around 1990 …