Democratic elections have been assumed to play a crucial role in curbing corruption among
public officials. Voters, due to their general distaste for corruption, are expected to sanction …

Corruption cases have limited electoral consequences in many countries. Why do voters
often fail to punish corrupt politicians at the polls? Previous research has focused on the role …

Retrospective voting models assume that offering more information to voters about their
incumbents' performance strengthens electoral accountability. However, it is unclear …

This paper uses publicly released audit reports to study the effects of disclosing information
about corruption practices on electoral accountability. In 2003, as part of an anticorruption …

Gary Jacobson's classic text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to
congressional elections and the electoral process. Based on the latest data from the …

The congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which
liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic …

The growing empirical literature on political corruption shows trust (interpersonal and
political) to be both cause and consequence of corruption: a conclusion that largely builds …

In this paper we prove theoretically and demonstrate empirically that all existing measures of
incumbency advantage in the congressional elections literature are biased or inconsistent …

Throughout the world, voters lack access to information about politicians, government
performance, and public services. Efforts to remedy these informational deficits are …

This study uses a cross‐country panel to examine the determinants of corruption, paying
particular attention to political institutions that increase accountability. Even though the …