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

in the absence of corruption …

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 …

How can we motivate "good" politicians — those that will carry out policy that is responsive to citizens' preferences … political entry shape how politicians perform in office …

avoid tax increases in election years. These data contain 3 useful attributes: (1) when state politicians enact tax laws, (2 … implemented tax changes relative to non-election years. We find some evidence that politicians are most likely to enact tax …We use new annual data on gasoline taxes and corporate income taxes from U.S. states to analyze whether politicians …

-related activities, and may even decrease mandatory spending, before an election. …

for contesting elections, making it critical to understand the role of politicians' education in their performance. We … and less-educated politicians. We find that narrowly electing a graduate leader, as compared to a non-graduate leader, in …

election finance. Where firms are highly regulated, politicians can exchange policy discretion or regulatory forbearance for … re-route funds to politicians as a form of indirect election finance. We use variation in the demand for cement to …Where elections are costly but accountability mechanisms are weak, politicians often turn to private firms for illicit …