politics to make a difference. Developing country politicians are frequently stereotyped as embodiments of the negative … inexperienced village council politicians are less dishonest and more pro-social than ordinary citizens. Our findings also suggest …

findings indicate that voters keep incumbent politicians accountable by conditioning their vote on the observed effects of …

findings indicate that voters keep incumbent politicians accountable by conditioning their vote on the observed effects of …

-checking company. Our results show that politicians are responsive to negative fact-checking. Specifically, we observe a significative … reduction in the number of incorrect statements made by politicians after being treated. This effect persists for at least two … months. We also observe a reduction in the probability of politicians making verifiable statements, suggesting that fact …

We show that a large electorate of ignorant voters can succeed in establishing high levels of electoral accountability … performance. We find that the accountability problem can be solved well in the sense that the incumbent exerts effort as if she …