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Gender gap in voting : evidence from actual ballots

Köppl-Turyna, Monika - 2020

This short article looks at the development of an electoral gender gap over time, using, for the first time, actual ballot data collected in the Austrian state of Vienna. Vienna recorded female and male ballots separately in the years from 1954 to 1991. Firstly, using this unique design, we...

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A condorcet jury theorem for large poisson elections with multiple alternatives

Goertz, Johanna M. M. - In: Games 11 (2020) 1/2, pp. 1-12

that the CJT holds for large elections with two alternatives, but there is also an example of a large election with three …

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Hurricanes, climate change policies and electoral accountability

Gagliarducci, Stefano; Paserman, Marco Daniele; … - 2019

This paper studies how politicians and voters respond to new information on the threats of climate change. Using data on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts hit by a hurricane are more likely to support bills...

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Voting for quality? : the impact of school performance information on electoral outcomes

Dias, Marina; Ferraz, Claudio - 2019

We use data from polling stations and public primary schools to estimate the electoral effects of making school quality information available to voters. We exploit the introduction of a school-level accountability system in Brazil that provides, for the first time, information about school...

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A theory of political gridlock

Ortner, Juan - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 12 (2017) 2, pp. 555-586

varies over time. Changes in popularity are partly exogenous and partly driven by the parties' actions. There is an election … scheduled at a future date and the party with more popularity at the election date wins the vote. Electoral incentives can have … substantial effects on bargaining outcomes. Periods of gridlock may arise when the election is close and parties have similar …

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Do voters or politicians choose the outcomes of elections? : evidence from high-stakes U.S. state legislative elections

Jeong, Dahyeon; Shenoy, Ajay - 2017

the legislature: the identity of the party that previously held a majority, and the probability density of the election …

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Was Obama elected by the internet? : broadband diffusion and voters' behavior in US presidential elections

Larcinese, Valentino; Miner, Luke - 2018

2008 US presidential election, the first political campaign where the internet played a key role. Drawing on data from the …

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German right-wing party AfD finds more support in rural areas with aging populations

Franz, Christian; Fratzscher, Marcel; Kritikos, Alexander - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 7/8, pp. 69-79

Since June 15, 2017, mobile network operators in the European Economic Area may not impose surcharges for making telephone calls, sending text messages, or using data services in other EEA countries. The regulation was designed to create a digital domestic market without adversely affecting...

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Electoral cycles in MPs' salaries : evidence from the German States

Kauder, Björn; Krause, Manuela; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016

Members of parliament (MPs) often decide on their own salaries. Voters dislike self-serving politicians, and politicians are keen to gratify their voters. In line with the political business cycle theories, politicians thus may well delay deciding on increases in salaries until after elections....

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Voting with your wallet? : municipal budget policy and election results

Baert, Stijn; Matthijs, Herman; Verdievel, Ilse - 2018

association between these budget variables and the actual election results. …

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