impact of direct elections on people's trust in state and political institutions, using a major political reform in Indonesia … the causal impact of the reform. We find that district direct elections increase trust in all state and political … institutions, except for the police. However, our finding does not hold in districts that experienced moderate or high hostility …

. Counterfactual simulations suggest that relatively small improvements in effectiveness and/or teacher engagement could have made the …This paper provides experimental evidence on the electoral effect of a large education reform in a developing democracy … percentage points (10%). This does not imply that voters fundamentally oppose service improvements: household surveys showed …

and the number of visitors at their individual store locations decrease relative to the stores of firms that do not speak …We examine stakeholder responses to publicly traded firms speaking out on voting reform laws in the U.S. State of … out. The decrease in customer traffic is stronger for store locations in Georgia, predominantly Republican counties, and …

vote. Such voting is referred to as “empty voting.” If the SEC engages in proxy reform to allow competing director nominees …The regulation of proxy voting resides at an uncomfortable intersection between federal and state law. Although state … law controls the holding of annual meetings to elect directors and the corporate governance aspects of proxy voting, the …

voters are impatient or do not anticipate future benefits, liberalizing reforms are costly to incumbents when implemented … close to elections. We also find that the electoral effects depend on the state of the economy at the time of reform …We assemble two unique databases. One is on reforms in domestic finance, external finance, trade, product markets and …

voters are impatient or do not anticipate future benefits, liberalizing reforms are costly to incumbents when implemented … close to elections. We also find that the electoral effects depend on the state of the economy at the time of reform …We assemble two unique databases. One is on reforms in domestic finance, external finance, trade, product markets and …

useful to the project of considering reform or revision of the ECA. His amendment, known as House Bill 7373, was by far the … acknowledged, dating from 1792, not 1887, and that history is essential to any attempt to understand the ECA. Second, the example … clarity in the interface between the Electoral College and the Congress. Third, while we do not know for certain, yet, the …

men or women. The impact of education on religiosity and voting preference is not working through migration, residential … religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and increases the tendency for modernity. Education reduces women … tendency to vote for Islamic parties and education does not influence the propensity to cast a vote in national elections for …

men or women. The impact of education on religiosity and voting preference is not working through migration, residential … religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and increases the tendency for modernity. Education reduces women … tendency to vote for Islamic parties and education does not influence the propensity to cast a vote in national elections for …

agenda, for good or ill, apart from what the voters or moneyed special interests want. Presidents Truman, Johnson, and George … President Obama succeeded in getting legislation for health care reform. Notwithstanding the vicissitudes of special …Boss or Dupe: The Voter in American Politics. In the woods, sometimes you eat the bear: sometimes the bear eats you. In …