SSRN Electronic Journal,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2019
Politicians
rely
on
political
brokers
to
buy
votes
throughout
much
of
the
developing
world.
We
investigate
how
social
networks
facilitate
these
vote-buying
exchanges.
Our
model
suggests
that
should
be
well-placed
within
network
learn
information
about
citizens,
and
non-copartisans'
reciprocity
is
particularly
valuable
target
transfers
effectively.
As
a
result,
parties
recruit
who
are
central
among
non-copartisans.
combine
village
data
from
citizens
with
broker
reports
vote
buying.
show
diffuse
politically-relevant
leverage
it
transfers.
In
particular,
those
not
registered
their
party,
reciprocal
whom
they
can
more
through
network.
Moreover,
recruited
significantly
than
other
non-copartisans,
but
copartisans.
These
results
highlight
importance
diffusion
for
buying
ultimately
outcomes.
American Political Science Review,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 20
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
We
examine
how
the
effects
of
initiatives
intended
to
promote
programmatic
competition
are
conditioned
by
candidates’
often
mixed
incentives
participate
in
them.
In
a
nationwide
debate
initiative
designed
solicit
and
widely
rebroadcast
policy
promises
from
Liberian
legislative
candidates,
we
analyze
randomized
encouragement
participation
across
districts.
The
intervention
substantially
increased
leading
candidates
but
had
uneven
electoral
consequences,
with
incumbents
benefiting
at
expense
their
challengers.
These
results
driven
incumbents’
more
positive
selection
into
on
basis
alignment
voters;
voters’
heightened
attention
them;
campaigns
responded
turn.
underscore
wide
variation
suitability
for
politics
highlight
important
challenges
transitioning
away
clientelistic
political
equilibria.
Journal of Economic Literature,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
62(4), С. 1422 - 1474
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
We
provide
a
guide
to
the
burgeoning
literature
on
economics
of
social
media.
first
define
media
platforms
and
highlight
their
unique
features.
then
synthesize
main
lessons
from
empirical
organize
them
around
three
stages
life
cycle
content:
(i)
production,
(ii)
distribution,
(iii)
consumption.
Under
we
discuss
how
incentives
affect
content
produced
off
harmful
is
moderated.
network
structure,
algorithms,
targeted
advertisements.
consumption,
affects
individuals
who
consume
its
society
at
large,
explore
consumer
substitution
patterns
across
platforms.
Throughout
guide,
examine
case
studies
deterrence
misinformation,
segregation,
political
advertisements,
effects
outcomes.
conclude
with
brief
discussion
future
(JEL
D12,
D72,
D83,
D91,
I31,
L82,
M37)
SSRN Electronic Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
We
review
the
burgeoning
literature
on
economics
of
social
media,
which
has
become
ubiquitous
in
modern
economy
and
fundamentally
changed
how
people
interact.
first
define
media
platforms
isolate
features
that
distinguish
them
from
traditional
other
digital
platforms.
then
synthesize
main
lessons
empirical
organize
around
three
stages
life
cycle
user-generated
content:
(1)
production,
(2)
distribution,
(3)
consumption.
Under
we
discuss
incentives
affect
content
produced
off
harmful
is
moderated.
network
structure,
algorithms,
targeted
advertisements.
consumption,
affects
individuals
who
consume
its
society
at
large,
consumer
substitution
patterns
across
Throughout
review,
delve
into
case
studies
examining
deterrence
misinformation,
segregation,
political
advertisements,
effects
outcomes.
conclude
with
a
brief
discussion
future
media.
American Political Science Review,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
118(4), С. 1931 - 1950
Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2024
In
many
theories
of
electoral
accountability,
voters
learn
about
an
incumbent’s
quality
by
observing
public
goods
outcomes.
But
empirical
findings
are
mixed,
suggesting
that
increasing
the
visibility
these
outcomes
only
sometimes
improves
accountability.
I
reconcile
heterogeneous
highlighting
bureaucrats’
role
in
production
goods.
a
simple
model
accountability
involving
voter,
politician,
and
bureaucrat,
show
relationships
yield
distinct
implications
at
different
levels
bureaucratic
quality.
To
illustrate
how
this
rationalizes
otherwise
mixed
or
results,
develop
new
research
design—a
theoretically
structured
meta-study—to
synthesize
existing
findings.
Meta-study
evidence
on
Brazilian
mayors
suggests
common
allows
for
variation
predicts
observed
heterogeneity
politician
voter
behavior
beliefs
across
multiple
studies
with
samples,
treatments,
This
paper
introduces
a
database
of
electoral
precinct-level
election
returns
for
Mexican
municipal
elections
between
1994
and
2019.
includes:
(i)
votes
each
coalition,
the
coalitions
incumbent
mayor
state
governor,
four
most
popular
political
parties;
(ii)
valid
total
votes,
number
registered
voters,
turnout;
(iii)
partisan
composition
municipal-level
runner-up
from
previous
election;
(iv)
state-level
governor.
outlines
organization
this
data,
its
sources,
key
variables,
describes
processes
used
to
standardize
data.
has
potential
support
cross-sectional
longitudinal
study
local
over
two
decades
using
fine-grained
that
enable
panel
regression
discontinuity
analyses.
SSRN Electronic Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Democratic
values
are
eroding
just
as
citizens
perceive
increasing
corruption,
with
numerous
cases
implicating
the
highest-level
politicians.
Could
perceived
increases
in
apex
corruption
be
weakening
democracy?
We
first
present
event
study
analyses
of
more
than
170
high-profile
scandals
involving
some
most
prominent
politicians
17
Latin
American
countries.
show
that
aftermath
such
scandals,
support
for
democracy
falls
by
0.07𝑠𝑑,
authoritarianism
rises
11%
and
violent
protests
rise
70%.
complement
these
results
a
field
experiment
Mexico.
Randomized
exposure
to
footage
particularly
known
their
anticorruption
platforms,
decreases
individuals'
0.15𝑠𝑑,
willingness
trust
neighbors
incentivized
games
18%
11%,
volunteering
election
observers
45%,
actual
voter
turnout
about
5𝑝𝑝,
while
raising
stealing
from
local
mayors
4%.
The
undermining
democratic
produces
latent
effects
even
cumulate
four
months
later.
Seeking
solutions,
priming
national
identity
proved
an
unsuccessful
antidote,
but
providing
stock
index
funds
holds
promise.
SSRN Electronic Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
We
review
the
burgeoning
literature
on
economics
of
social
media,
which
has
become
ubiquitous
in
modern
economy
and
fundamentally
changed
how
people
interact.
first
define
media
platforms
isolate
features
that
distinguish
them
from
traditional
other
digital
platforms.
then
synthesize
main
lessons
empirical
organize
around
three
stages
life
cycle
user-generated
content:
(1)
production,
(2)
distribution,
(3)
consumption.
Under
we
discuss
incentives
affect
content
produced
off
harmful
is
moderated.
network
structure,
algorithms,
targeted
advertisements.
consumption,
affects
individuals
who
consume
its
society
at
large,
consumer
substitution
patterns
across
Throughout
review,
delve
into
case
studies
examining
deterrence
misinformation,
segregation,
political
advertisements,
effects
outcomes.
conclude
with
a
brief
discussion
future
media.
