discuss Sweden's generous migration policy and how it can serve as an example where politicians' policy engagement led them to …In a representative democracy politicians should either implement policies that voters want or policies that … politicians believe are in voters long-term interest, even if voters currently oppose them. While the exact balance between these …

Using unique survey data that allows us to observe both voters' and politicians' preferences for local public spending … as well as voting decisions, this paper tests if voters typically support parties in which the politicians' preferences … are closest to their own. Doing so would be rational for the voters to do if politicians' preferences matter for policy …

We examine whether conservative politicians are less likely to support same-sex marriage when they run for office in … around 1.3 percentage points. We conjecture that politicians are election-motivated – even when submitting roll-call votes on …

We examine whether voters rewarded conservative politicians who were voting in favor of same-sex marriage. Data is … September 2017. The results show that the vote share of conservative politicians who voted in favor of same-sex marriage was … share of conservative politicians who did not vote in favor of same-sex marriage. Voters were seeking for outcomes other …

We use new annual data on gasoline taxes and corporate income taxes from U.S. states to analyze whether politicians … avoid tax increases in election years. These data contain 3 useful attributes: (1) when state politicians enact tax laws, (2 …) when state politicians implement tax laws on consumers and firms, and (3) the size of tax changes. Using a pre …