competing in a binary election may purchase votes in a sequential bidding game via up-front binding payments and/or campaign … promises (platforms) that are contingent upon the outcome of the election. We analyze the role of the parties’ budget …

compete in a binary election and may purchase votes in a sequential bidding game via up-front binding payments and/or campaign … promises (platforms) that are contingent upon the outcome of the elec-tion. We analyze the role of the parties.and voters …

any prudent rationalizable election outcome is the same as if voters have full awareness of issues and complete …

Election results may influence corporate performance by general changes in government spending and tax changes. In … participants will incorporate expectations about political change into stock prices prior to an election and adjust their opinion … according to the actual decision making following the election. To date, we do not know whether both the Republican and …

investments decrease by 4.36% in parliamentary election years. Moreover, investment responses to electoral shocks differ markedly … resume in post-election years. The electoral effect results in a net loss in investment over the election cycle …