We review advances in the study of retrospective voting, or how citizens evaluate and act on
their perceptions of government performance. As a whole, the recent literature provides a …

Economic conditions shape election outcomes in the world's democracies. Good times keep
parties in office, bad times cast them out. This proposition is robust, as the voluminous body …

Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people
have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political …

Economic, technological, and sociopolitical changes have been transforming the cultures of
advanced industrial societies in profoundly important ways during the past few decades …

The Reasoning Voter is an insider's look at campaigns, candidates, media, and voters that
convincingly argues that voters make informed logical choices. Samuel L. Popkin analyzes …

This paper develops and applies an issue ownership theory of voting that emphasizes the
role of campaigns in setting the criteria for voters to choose between candidates. It expects …

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As
in the previous additions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include …

Social capital is the web of cooperative relationships between citizens that facilitates
resolution of collection action problems (Coleman 1990; Putnam 1993). Although normally …

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or
rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases …

Do voters effectively hold elected officials accountable for policy decisions? Using data on
natural disasters, government spending, and election returns, we show that voters reward …