common Downsian reasoning, rational voters should not be willing to pay for information out of purely instrumental motives … apply when a group of voters shares a common goal such as accountability and information is delivered via mass media. In … instrumental information in these scenarios. Our model thus reconciles the rational voter approach with the common perception of …

blessing of large electorates in addition to information aggregation as postulated by the jury theorem. …

Results from a new experiment shed light on the effects of voter information on vote buying and incumbent advantage …. The treatment provided voters with information about a major spending program and the proposed allocations and promises of … mayoral candidates just prior to municipal elections. It left voters more knowledgeable about candidates' proposed policies …

the release of information? Using Brazilian elections and audits as an exogenous source of information, I show that both … competitiveness of elections and, therefore, candidates' spending. Only information disclosed prior to electoral campaigns impacts …Information affecting a candidate's reputation might have significant electoral consequences. Do candidates respond to …