organizations. We test this theory empirically by examining how the United States uses bilateral aid and IMF loans to buy other … countries’ votes in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Introducing new data on voting behavior in the UNSC over the … 1960-2015 period, our results show that states allied with the US receive more bilateral aid when voting in line with the …

another. In particular, we consider the lending activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and voting behavior at the …

This paper examines the role of domestic elections and political polarisation in shaping international environmental …: the impact of domestic electoral pressure on international policy decisions and the mismatch between short election cycles …

hold them accountable through retrospective voting. Political institutions determine the rules for legislative bargaining … corruption, the features of electoral cycles. The paper discusses both theory and evidence, and concludes with some speculations …