more, challenges conventional economic explanations of voting behavior. This paper generalizes the forward-looking voter …

(and viceversa). We find a political economy equlibrium of the voting game using probabilistic voting. When the poor are …

We are motivated by the unique migration experience of Israel of a supply-side shock triggering skilled immigration and … the concurrent decline in welfare-state redistribution. This paper develops a model, which can provide an explanation for … the mechanism through which a supply-side shock triggering high-skill migration can also reshape the political …

to people with high talent (and vice-versa). We find a political economy equilibrium of the voting game using … probabilistic voting. When the poor are more politically influential, the economy is characterized by higher levels of education …