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Grossman, Gene; Helpman, Elhanan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

We develop a model in which special interest groups make political contributions in order to influence an incumbent government's choice of trade policy. In the political equilibrium, the interest groups bid for protection, and each group's offer is optimal given the offers of the others. The...

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Decentralization and Electoral Accountability: Incentives, Separation and Voter Welfare

Hindricks, Jean; Lockwood, Ben - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

public good spillovers or economies of scale, so that absent elections, voters are indifferent about the fiscal regime. The …

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Competing Approaches to Forecasting Elections: Economic Models, Opinion Polling and Prediction Markets

Leigh, Andrew; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We review the efficacy of three approaches to forecasting elections: econometric models that project outcomes on the …

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Are State Elections Affected by the National Economy? Evidence from Australia

Leigh, Andrew; McLeish, Mark - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2009

Using data from 191 Australian state elections, we test how voters respond to economic conditions. We find that …

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Bringing Home the Bacon: An empirical analysis of the extent and effects of pork-barreling in Australian politics

Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2008

Which electorates receive targeted funding, and does targeted funding swing votes? To answer these questions, I analyze four discretionary programs funded by the Australian federal government during the 2001-2004 election cycle. Controlling for relevant demographic characteristics of the...

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Is Voting Skin-Deep? Estimating the Effect of Candidate Ballot Photographs on Election Outcomes

Leigh, Andrew; Susilo, Tirta - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2008

In the Northern Territory, Australia, ballot papers for territory elections depict candidates’ photographs. We exploit …

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Economic Voting and Electoral Behaviour: How do Individual, Local and National Factors Affect the Partisan Choice?

Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2005

14,000 voters in ten Australian elections between 1966 and 2001, I explore the impact that individual, local and national … factors have on voters’ decisions. In these ten elections, the poor, foreign-born, younger voters, voters born since 1950, men …

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Tax Contracts and Elections

Gersbach, Hans; Schneider, Maik - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

In this paper we examine the impact of tax contracts, a novel instrument, on elections, policies, and welfare. We …

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Guns and Votes

Bouton, Laurent; Conconi, Paola; Pino, Francisco; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Why are U.S. congressmen reluctant to support gun control regulations, despite the fact that most Americans are in favor of them? We argue that re-election motives can lead politicians to take a pro-gun stance against the interests of an apathetic majority of the electorate, but in line with the...

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Looking Beyond the Incumbent: The Effects of Exposing Corruption on Electoral Outcomes

Chong, Alberto; De La O, Ana; Karlan, Dean S.; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …

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