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Gambling for re-election
Langtry, Alastair; Potrafke, Niklas; Schlepper, Marcel; … - 2024
This paper presents novel empirical evidence that gambling style behaviour – which has been documented in many areas of … economic decision-making – is important in politics. We show that politicians ‘gamble for re-election’ in the context of a … for the riskier candidate. These results match the predictions derived from our model of rational risk-taking. Gambling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014543709
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Politicians' luck of the draw : evidence from the Spanish christmas lottery
Bagues, Manuel F.; Esteve-Volart, Berta - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011674327
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The influence of politicians' sex on political budget cycles : an empirical analysis of Spanish municipalities
García, Israel; Hayo, Bernd - 2022 - This version: 30 May 2022
Employing a sample of Spanish municipalities from the Madrid region for the period 2010-2019, we study the influence of a politician's sex on political budget cycles (PBCs). The Madrid region is subject to a homogenous set of budget rules, which allows consistently categorising budget...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013198684
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The Influence of Politicians’ Sex on Political Budget Cycles : An Empirical Analysis of Spanish Municipalities
García, Israel; Hayo, Bernd - 2022
a politician’s sex on political budget cycles (PBCs). The Madrid region is subject to a homogenous set of budget rules …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078417
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Incumbency effects in Germany : Federal and Mayoral Elections
Sieger, Philip - 2011
In this paper incumbency effects in Federal Elections and Mayoral Elections in Germany are estimated using a quasi-experimental design which allows for causal inference under a set of rather mild assumptions. Relying on nonparametric and parametric estimation procedures and exploiting a recently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009671568
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Relative Age Effects in Political Selection
Tukiainen, Janne - 2019
We exploit a regression discontinuity design to provide causal evidence of the relative age effect (RAE) on a long-run adult age outcome: Political selection. We find strong evidence of the RAE in politics in Finland. However, the effect is heterogeneous: We find that male candidates born early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869448
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Do voters choose better politicians than political parties? : evidence from a natural experiment in Italy
Alfano, Maria Rosaria; Baraldi, Anna Laura; Papagni, Erasmo - 2020
candidates vs proportional system with open list of candidates - on the quality of politicians. The exogenous variation in the … implement a Difference-in- Differences approach to compare the change in politicians' quality (as their education level) across … the treatment group (the Parliamentarians) and the control group (the regional councillors) of politicians before and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012317702
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The gatekeeper's dilemma : political selection or team effort
Fiva, Jon H.; Izzo, Federica; Tukiainen, Janne - 2024
Political parties play a crucial gatekeeping role in elections, including controlling electoral resources, candidate recruitment, and electoral list compositions. In making these strategic choices, parties aim to encourage candidates to invest in the campaign, while also trying to secure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014465029
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Political Action Committee Donations to Incumbent Senators; a Corruption Motive
Flaxman, Brian - 2019
This paper utilizes six-year Senate terms and two-year reporting periods to analyze if Political Action Committees are using their donations to influence the actions of sitting Senators as opposed to simply trying to get those with favorable policy views re-elected. Senators that are early in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012863070
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Do Voters Choose Better Politicians than Political Parties? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Italy
Alfano, Maria Rosaria; Baraldi, Anna Laura; Papagni, Erasmo - 2020
candidates vs proportional system with open list of candidates - on the quality of politicians. The exogenous variation in the … implement a Difference-inDifferences approach to compare the change in politicians' quality (as their education level) across … the treatment group (the Parliamentarians) and the control group (the regional councillors) of politicians before and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014090074