We develop a model of the incentives faced by members of parliament (MPs) when deciding whether to engage in effort for … backgrounds are considered a great problem in many countries. In particular in India, a public disclosure revealed that a large …

The large share of politicians facing criminal accusations in India has sparked a public debate and an emerging … literature that assesses its causes and effects. We develop a model of the incentives faced by members of parliament when …

Political representatives with criminal backgrounds are considered a great problem in many countries. In India in … debate and emerging literature assessing the causes and effects. We develop a model of the incentives faced by members of …

This paper develops a dynamic life-cycle equilibrium model of crime with hetero-geneous agents and human capital … accumulation. Agents decide at each point in time whether to commit crimes by comparing potential gains from crime to the expected … form estimates or traditional partial equilibrium, static models of crime. Equilibrium effects can be particularly relevant …

We develop a model of the incentives faced by members of parliament (MPs) when deciding whether to engage in effort for … backgrounds are considered a great problem in many countries. In particular in India, a public disclosure revealed that a large …

The large share of politicians facing criminal accusations in India has sparked a public debate and an emerging … literature that assesses its causes and effects. We develop a model of the incentives faced by members of parliament when …

design, I find that gun-related homicides decreased by 12.2 percent, with the reduction especially pronounced in high-crime …

strengthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This suggests that there is a role for both democratic institutions and … panel data from India. We show that state governments are more responsive to falls in food production and crop flood damage …

strengthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This suggests that there is a role for both democratic institutions and … panel data from India. We show that state governments are more responsive to falls in food production and crop flood damage …