Many recent studies show that firms profit from connections to influential politicians, but less
is known about how much politicians financially benefit from wielding political influence. We …

This paper estimates the impacts of being connected to politicians on occupational choice.
Using an administrative dataset collected in 2008–2010 on 20 million individuals in the …

This paper investigates the value of firm political connections using a regression
discontinuity design in a sample of close, off-cycle US congressional elections. I compare …

Few parties have undergone such comprehensive organizational change as the Labour
Party since 1983. Labour's organization once institutionalised the political exchange …

We analyze stock market reactions to announcements of political appointments from the
private sector and corporate appointments of former government officials. Using unique data …

We exploit close elections in Swedish municipalities to test whether relatives of politicians
who become mayors obtain economic benefits. We find no benefits for the siblings of new …

Do businesspeople who win elected office use their positions to help their firms? Business
leaders become politicians around the world, yet we know little about whether their …

We study the wealth accumulation of Indian state politicians using public disclosures
required of all candidates. The annual asset growth of winners is 3–5 percent higher than …

The wage paid to politicians affects both the choice of citizens to run for office and the
performance of those who are appointed. First, if skilled individuals shy away from politics …

Who belongs to the Labour Party and why? What are their opinions about politics and
society, or about thenew model'party of Neil Kinnock? After the electoral debacle of 1983 the …