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Working Papers

2023

1. Unpacking Social Capital
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2021

2. The Revealed Demand for Hard vs. Soft News: Evidence from Italian TV Viewership
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2020

3. Making Rallies Great Again: The Effects of Presidential Campaign Rallies on Voter Behavior, 2008-2016
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2017

4. The Arsenal of Democracy: Production and Politics During WWII
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2016

5. Leveling the Playing Field: How Campaign Advertising Can Help Non-Dominant Parties
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2014

6. Revealing Malfeasance: How Local Media Facilitates Electoral Sanctioning of Mayors in Mexico
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2012

7. Elections and the Quality of Public Officials: Evidence from U.S. State Courts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

8. Partisan bias in economic news: evidence on the agenda-setting behavior of U.S. newspapers
   ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (113)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (26)
9. The Balanced U.S. Press
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
10. The Control of Politicians in Normal Times and Times of Crisis: Wealth Accumulation by U.S. Congressmen, 1850-1880
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2009

11. Testing Models of Distributive Politics using Exit Polls to Measure Voters Preferences and Partisanship
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano View citations (21)
    Also in STICERD - Political Economy and Public Policy Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2006) View citations (4)

2008

12. Media Coverage of Political Scandals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
13. Press Coverage and Political Accountability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Press Coverage and Political Accountability, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (344) (2010)

2007

14. I'm news, are you? newspaper coverage of elected vs. appointed officials
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2005

15. Is Private Campaign Finance a Good Thing? Estimates of the Potential Informational Benefits
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (6)

2003

16. Are Campaign Contributions Investment in the Political Marketplace or Individual Consumption? Or "Why Is There So Little Money in Politics?"
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management
17. Why Is There So Little Money in Politics?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (272)
    See also Journal Article Why is There so Little Money in U.S. Politics?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (356) (2003)

1996

18. Linear Probability Models of the Demand for Attributes with an Empirical Application to Estimating the Preferences of Legislators
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

1995

19. The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1997) View citations (181) (1997)

1984

20. Linearity of the Optimal Income Tax: A Generalization
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

1983

21. Fairness, Self-Interest, and the Politics of the Progressive Income Tax
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article Fairness, self-interest, and the politics of the progressive income tax, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1988) View citations (56) (1988)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Press Coverage and Political Accountability
   Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (2), 355-408 View citations (344)
   See also Working Paper Press Coverage and Political Accountability, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (21) (2008)

2008

2. Interest groups and the electoral control of politicians
   Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (3-4), 482-500 View citations (24)

2006

3. Party Control of State Government and the Distribution of Public Expenditures
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2006, 108, (4), 547-569 View citations (89)
4. Purple America
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (2), 97-118 View citations (21)

2005

5. Legislative Bargaining under Weighted Voting
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 981-1004 View citations (102)
6. Why Roll Calls? A Model of Position-Taking in Legislative Voting and Elections
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2005, 21, (1), 153-178 View citations (18)

2003

7. Why is There so Little Money in U.S. Politics?
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2003, 17, (1), 105-130 View citations (356)
   See also Working Paper Why Is There So Little Money in Politics?, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (272) (2003)

2002

8. Are PAC Contributions and Lobbying Linked? New Evidence from the 1995 Lobby Disclosure Act
   Business and Politics, 2002, 4, (2), 1-26 View citations (77)

2000

9. Campaign War Chests in Congressional Elections
   Business and Politics, 2000, 2, (1), 1-26 View citations (3)
10. Majority-rule bargaining and the under provision of public investment goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 75, (1), 21-47 View citations (49)
11. Valence Politics and Equilibrium in Spatial Election Models
    Public Choice, 2000, 103, (3-4), 327-36 View citations (165)

1999

12. Commentary on two papers on economic inequality and local public services
    Economic Policy Review, 1999, 5, (Sep), 143-146

1997

13. The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (1), 30-53 View citations (181)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Federal Spending on House Election Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (1995) (1995)

1996

14. Equilibrium and Efficiency in an Organized Vote Market
    Public Choice, 1996, 89, (3-4), 245-65 View citations (29)
15. Interest-group politics under majority rule
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 61, (1), 49-71 View citations (4)

1995

16. The Cost of Rent Seeking: Reply
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (1-2), 185-88

1994

17. SAFE SEATS, MARGINAL SEATS, AND PARTY PLATFORMS: THE LOGIC OF PLATFORM DIFFERENTIATION*
    Economics and Politics, 1994, 6, (3), 201-213 View citations (11)

1993

18. Are Rents Fully Dissipated?
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (4), 793-813 View citations (15)
19. Comment on “local interests, central leadership, and the passage of TRA86”
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, 12, (1), 181-188
20. THE MARKET FOR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS: EVIDENCE FOR THE U.S. SENATE 1980–1986*
    Economics and Politics, 1993, 5, (3), 219-240 View citations (2)

1992

21. Long-Term Investing in Politicians; or, Give Early, Give Often
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1992, 35, (1), 15-43 View citations (67)
22. Politics and Procedure in Environmental Law: Comments
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1992, 8, (1), 90-92

1991

23. ON BUYING LEGISLATURES*
    Economics and Politics, 1991, 3, (2), 93-109 View citations (76)

1990

24. Campaign Contributions as Investments: The U.S. House of Representatives, 1980-1986
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (6), 1195-1227 View citations (86)

1989

25. Election Goals and the Allocation of Campaign Resources
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (3), 637-60 View citations (209)

1988

26. Fairness, self-interest, and the politics of the progressive income tax
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 36, (2), 197-230 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Fairness, Self-Interest, and the Politics of the Progressive Income Tax, Working Papers (1983) (1983)