politicians' quality is positively affected by their wage and apply a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design relying on the fact …

This paper analyzes the effort allocation choices of incumbent politicians when voters are uncertain about politician … would strictly prefer to have a consensus policy implemented. As such, the desire of politicians to convince voters that … allocations. Transparency over the politicians' effort choices can re-enforce the distortions, and for some parameters can be bad …

intensely about. We develop a model in which office and policy motivated politicians choose to support or oppose regulations on … these issues. We derive conditions under which politicians flip-flop, voting according to their policy preferences at the … beginning of their terms, but in line with the preferences of single-issue minorities as they approach re-election. To assess …

This paper investigates the impact of voter support on the representation of women in the political profession. The … that among candidates who marginally qualify for the final round, women are 20 percent less likely than men to be elected …-lasting effects on career trajectories. Women are substantially less likely than men to win future elections and to climb the …